Required tools:

 

– samba
– samba-common

 

To install:
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Once the server is install, issue the following command:

 

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Make the following changes:

 

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underneath it, add

 

netbios name = name_of_your_server (no spaces)

 

For example:

 

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Make sure "security" is set to "user".

 

Scroll down until you see "[homes]", set:

 

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Then save the changes.

 

Finally, create a SMB user, make sure this account exists on your Ubuntu Linux.

 

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and set your password

 

OKAY, you are finished configuring Samba on your Ubuntu Linux.

 

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Winblowz
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There are two ways to access it:

 

Method 1:
My network places > Entire Network > My Windows Network > Workgroup

 

Method 2:
in the address barm type in "[whatever you named the Samba server]". From my example above, I used "kenny_smb_server".

 

You should see a folder call "homes", click on it, and it will ask you for your username and password, enter your Ubuntu Login Name and whatever you choose for the password when you used command "smbpasswd". You should be able to take it from here.

 

Keep in mind that you are sharing, /home/[login name]/*

 

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Install smbfs:

mkdir Network

 

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[network user] /home/`whoami`/NetworkExample:

 

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