How To Samba Share In Linux?

1. Make sure Samba is installed and running on your Linux system. To install, run “sudo apt–get install samba“ and to start the Samba service, run “sudo service smbd start“.

2. Create a folder in your file system which you would like to share using Samba. For example, “sudo mkdir /public“ will create a folder named “public“ in the root directory.

3. Change the ownership of the folder so that Samba can access it. For example, “sudo chown –R nobody:nogroup /public“ will give the “nobody“ user group ownership of the folder.

4. Configure Samba for sharing the folder. Edit the “/etc/samba/smb.conf“ file with the following settings:

[global]

workgroup = WORKGROUP

server string = Samba

Server security = user log

file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

max log size = 5

name resolve order = bcast

hosts allow =

hosts deny =

[Public]

path = /public

browsable = yes

writable = yes

guest

ok = yes

5. Restart the Samba service to apply the new settings. Run “sudo service smbd restart“ to restart Samba.

6. Connect to the shared folder from another computer on the same network. On Windows, open Windows Explorer and navigate to “\\[linux–computer–name]\public“. Replace “[ linux–computer–name]” with the name of your Linux computer. You can also use its IP address instead.