Install Samba server in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Written by pirat9 | 21 November 2009
Posted in Linux tutorials - Linux tutorials

If you want to share files between your Ubuntu and Windows computers, your best option is to use Samba file sharing.

Samba is a free software re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol, originally developed by Australian Andrew Tridgell. As of version 3, Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients and

can integrate with a Windows Server domain, either as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) or as a domain member. It can also be part of an Active Directory domain.Samba runs on most Unix and Unix-like systems, such as Linux, Solaris, AIX and the BSD variants, including Apple's Mac OS X Server (which was added to the Mac OS X client in version 10.2). Samba is standard on nearly all distributions of Linux and is commonly included as a basic system service on other Unix-based operating systems as well. Samba is released under the GNU General Public License. The name Samba comes from SMB (Server Message Block), the name of the standard protocol used by the Microsoft Windows network file system. (Wikipedia)

Here are some other posts that complete this article :

-How do I set permissions to Samba shares?

-Share Ubuntu Home Directories using Samba

Lets start then,

Install samba in Ubuntu can be from Gui tool (Software center of from command line )

First we have to install sambe server, In the termina type the command :

sudo apt-get install samba smbfs

Now we have for example to share this directory /share

lets make a configuration of the samba share :

#sudo vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

Look for this :

 #
 [global]
 security = USER

And add these lines just bellow security = user see screenshot bellow :

 hosts allow =
 
 [homes]
 comment = Home Directories
 browseable = no
 writable = yes
 
 [share]
 comment = Unixmen File Server
 path = /share/
 force user = samba
 force group = samba
 read only = No
 hosts allow =

Explain : every user connected to this samba server can connect directly to his /home/directory

First add a user (For example: unixmenuser to the system, in the terminal type the command :

#sudo  adduser  unixmenuser

root@unixmen-desktop:~# adduser unixmenuser

Output
Adding user `unixmenuser' ...
Adding new group `unixmenuser' (1003) ...
Adding new user `unixmenuser' (1003) with group `unixmenuser' ...
Creating home directory `/home/unixmenuser' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for unixmenuser
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Full Name []:

now make a samba password for this user with :