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How to install Samba server on Ubuntu 12.04

29 CommentsPosted byrbgeekon April 25, 2012

Part 1: Configuring anonymous share with samba server

To install the sambapackage,enter the following command:

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common

Check the version of installed samba software by using this command:

smbd --version
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Also install these suggested packages for samba:

sudo apt-get install python-glade2 system-config-samba

Go to your Windows machine and use this command in order to check the WORKGROUP

name:

net config workstation

It will show the output, something like this:
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writable = yes

guest ok = yes

read only = no

Save the smb.conf file and restart the service:

sudo service smbd restart

Access the samba share from windows (where ubuntu is the name of my samba server):
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wao, we are able to access the samba share successfully

Lets try to create something, inside the share folder:
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Error, we cannot create anything inside the share folder
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Check the current permission on the samba share:

cd /samba/

ls -l

Change it, in such a way that everyone can read and write it(Check it, that it is allowed inyour environment or not):

sudo chmod -R 0777 share

ls -l

Try to create something again, inside the share folder:
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Verify the newly created file on samba server:

cd share/

ls -l

Part 2: Add and manage users and groups

Add a group in your ubuntu server (in my case smbgrp):

sudo addgroup smbgrp


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Create a new share, set the permission on the share ,add the user to the samba group and create

samba password:

cd /samba/

sudo chown -R arbab:smbgrp secure/

ls -l

sudo chmod -R 0770 secure/

ls -l

sudo adduser arbab smbgrp

sudo smbpasswd -a arbab

Add the newly created samba share in smb.conf file:

[secure]

path = /samba/secure

valid users = @smbgrp

guest ok = no

writable = yes


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browsable = yes

Restart the samba service and check the syntax error with testparm:

sudo service smbd restart

sudo testparm
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Testing from Windows Machine:


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Verification from Ubuntu server:

cd /samba/secure/

ls -l


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Hope this will help you!

Please Remember me in your prayers!

Enjoy
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Install and Configure Samba Server as File Server on Ubuntu Server

12.04

inFile Server,How To,Samba Server

Samba serveris best option for sharing files between Ubuntu dan Windows Computer. Samba isa free and open source application re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol,

originally developed by Australian Andrew Tridgell. As of version 3,samba can be used as file

and print services between Linux and Windows-Based clients.

Following tutorial is on How to Install Samba Server in Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS in order to

share files with Windows-based clients

Install Samba Server

Log in or ubuntuserver,thenn Install the samba package in ubuntuserver with followingcommads:

sudo apt-get instal samba smbfs

Now,samba serverready to configure as file server

Configure Samba Server as File Server

To make samba as file server, edit and configure Samba configuration file, it place on directory

/etc/samba/smb.conf. Before editing samba configuration, Make a backup ofyour/etc/samba/smb.conf.

sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.original

Replace/Edit options /etc/samba/smb.conf with following configuration below

[global]workgroup = Ubuntu Precisesecurity = user

[homes]comment = Home Directories

browseable = yeswritable = yes[share]comment = Precise File Server

path = /srv/samba/sharebrowsable = yesguest ok = no
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read only = nocreate mask = 0755

Create directory for file sharing

sudo mkdir -p /srv/samba/share/

sudo chown nobody.nogroup /srv/samba/share/

create a samba user with following command

sudo adduser precise

Create a samba password for user: precise

sudo smbpasswd -a precise

Tips:if you want convert ubuntu user as samba user, just type the command : sudo smbpasswd -

a

Now, restart samba server with following command

sudo /etc/init.d/smbd restart

How to Connect Samba Server on Ubuntu and Windows XP

To Connect samba server on ubuntu : Open nautilus MenuFileConnect to Server


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Access [share] directory
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Connect to [Homes] Directory

To Connect samba server on Windows XP: StartRunorpress Windows Button + R . see

screen shoot below
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Install and Configure Samba share in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail ,

12.10, 12.04| Howto

Written byMel Khamon March 11, 2012. Posted inLinux tutorials,Ubuntu

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Updated 05-04-2013: One of the most asked features for Samba is a graphical user interfaceto

help with configuration and management, there are several GUI interfaces to Samba available,for me the most simple and powerful one of these tools issamba server configuration tool. In

this post, i will show you how to install and configure samba in Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04 RaringRingtail, this work also for previous releases of Ubuntu.

Check also our previous post oninstallation and configuration of samba via command line.

Installing Samba on Ubuntu:

1- Install Samba files

First thing we need to do is to install samba, go to Software center in Ubuntu and search forsamba then install the package. If you want to install it via terminal then copy this command :

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common

2-Install some dependencies for Configuration tools (don`t forget to install python-glade2)

sudo apt-get install python-glade2

3- Installing Samba Server configuration Tool :

Now install the graphical interface System-config samba

sudo apt-get install system-config-samba

4-Add a Linux/Unix user:

adduser pirat9
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5- Make a Linux/Unix password for user pirat9

passwd pirat9

6- Now open samba configuration tool.

7- Add the folder you want to share and setup the permissions access.
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- Setup the permissions access
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8- Now before to connect to the share, you have to create the samba user :

sudo smbpasswd -a pirat9

New SMB passwordretype New SMB Password

Now the configuration is done.

Tip:You can chose any directory you want to share by right click on the folder directory andopen the share options


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And activate share:


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9- Now, let`s test if samba share is working from another Linux Machine, in my case will try to

connect from LinuxMint12 machine to Ubuntu 12.04 machine where we just installed samba,

from menu open connect to server and type the details of your Ubuntu machine


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12- Connect from windows (XP/Vista/7)
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