{"id":109,"date":"2013-01-05T22:29:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T20:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icefront.info\/wp\/?p=109"},"modified":"2013-01-05T22:29:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T20:29:31","slug":"set-up-a-samba-server-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icefront.info\/index.php\/2013\/01\/05\/set-up-a-samba-server-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Set up a Samba server on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a Samba server installed and running on Linux, we can access partly or the whole system via LAN.<\/p>\n

Install Samba:<\/p>\n

apt-get install samba<\/pre>\n
Follow the install wizard and enter “workgroup” or the group your network uses.<\/p>\n
The outside access can be configured for a special directory and for a special user or it’s possible to see the entire system. The latter can be used for administration purposes via LAN, but it’s not recommended for production servers or for paranoiac users.<\/p>\n
Set up restricted access<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. (On the server) add a directory for samba shares\n
    mkdir \/samba<\/pre>\n
    (Change the \/samba directory according to your needs)<\/li>\n
  2. Add a usergroup for samba\n
    groupadd sambagroup<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Give the directory to the group\n
    chgrp sambagroup \/samba<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  4. Change the rights\n
    chmod 0777 \/samba<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  5. Add a user\n
    useradd -g sambagroup winuser<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  6. Give the user a password\n
    passwd winuser<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  7. Add samba password. This will be the password to access the server.\n
    smbpasswd -a winuser<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  8. Enable user in samba\n
    smbpasswd -e winuser<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  9. Add the following to \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf<\/strong>. Change the SambaShareName to a nice one.\n
    [SambaShareName]\npath = \/samba\nwritable = yes\npublic = no\nvalid users = winuser\nforce create mode = 0777\nforce directory mode = 0777<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  10. Restart the Samba server (every time you make changes to \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf, the Samba server needs to be restarted).\n
    \/etc\/init.d\/samba restart<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Set up full access<\/h3>\n
    It’s not a problem to give full access to the whole system if the server isn’t accessible from outside the router or the local area network is accessed only by the developer(s).<\/p>\n
      \n
    1. Add samba password\n
      smbpasswd -a root<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Enable user in samba\n
      smbpasswd -e root<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
    3. Add the following to \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf<\/strong>\n
      [SambaShareName]\npath=\/\nwritable=yes\npublic=no\nvalid users=root\nforce create mode = 0777\nforce directory mode = 0777<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
    4. Restart the Samba server\n
      \/etc\/init.d\/samba restart<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Note: in a Windows system, you will see the server as “SambaShareName”. Change this name accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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