Simple-Samba-Server-LinuX

Install and Configure Samba

# yum install samba
OR
# apt-get install samba

# useradd -c "Samba_User1" -d /dev/null -s /bin/false smbu1
# useradd -c "Samba_User1" -d /dev/null -s /bin/false smbu2

# smbpasswd -a smbu1
# smbpasswd -a smbu2

# groupadd SambA

# usermod -aG SambA smbu1
# usermod -aG SambA smbu2

# mkdir -p /samba/share
# chown :SambA /samba/share
# chmod 775 /samba/share

(Here Files created by smbu1 cann't delete files of smbu2 on "/samba/share" Directory and vice versa)

# vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
security = user
[ShaRe]
path = /samba/share
valid users = smbu1, smbu2
read only = no
guest ok = no
;instructs samba to allow this share to be displayed on the client network browser.
browsable = yes
#

For-Ubuntu

# systemctl restart smbd
# systemctl enable smbd

For-CentOS

# systemctl restart smb
# systemctl enable smb

# testparm

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Remember that your user must have permission to write and edit the folder you want to share.
For Ubuntu--->Also hide the user on the login screen and allow manual Login adjusting lightdm's configuration

# vi /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-myconfig.conf
[SeatDefaults]
allow-guest=false
greeter-hide-users=true
greeter-show-manual-login=true
#
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Allow Samba Through FireWall Rules
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# firewall-cmd --list-all
# firewall-cmd --get-services ---> To get the names of pre-defined services ( Name "samba" will be there)

# firewall-cmd --add-service=samba --permanent
# systemctl restart firewalld

# cat /usr/lib/firewalld/services/samba.xml  ---> For Samba Ports Description


To access your network share
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# yum install samba-client
OR
# apt-get install smbclient

List all shares:

# smbclient -L /// -U

connect:

# smbclient /// -U

To access your network share use your username () and password through the path

Linux users     ------ "smb:////"
Windows users     ------ "\\\\"

Note that "" value is passed in "[]", in other words, the share name you entered in "/etc/samba/smb.conf".

    Note: The default user group of samba is "WORKGROUP".
OR
# apt install cifs-utils
# mount -t cifs //10.10.10.101/iso/LinuX/Ubuntu /smb-mnt/ -o username=test,noexec

# mount -t cifs //10.10.10.101/Videos -o username=user1 /mnt/samba/videos
# mount -t cifs //10.10.10.101/Videos -o username=user1,password=mypassword /mnt/samba/videos
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