In the following commands change <user_name> and <share_name> to the user you want and the name of the share directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install samba and samba client<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Setup Samba user<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Create Share Directory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Make share directory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Configure Samba conf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Add the following to the bottom of the \/etc\/smb.conf file. Change the <folder_name>, <user_name> etc to the ones created above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bash script <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use the following bash script to automatically install and setup a samba share. Create a file called smb.sh and paste the following in<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make executable <\/p>\n\n\n\n Execute script<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the following commands change <user_name> and <share_name> to the user you want and the name of the share directory. Install samba and samba client sudo apt-get install samba smbclient Setup Samba user sudo useradd -m <user_name> –shell \/bin\/false && … Continue reading sudo apt-get install samba smbclient<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo useradd -m <user_name> --shell \/bin\/false &&
sudo passwd <user_name>
sudo smbpasswd -a <user_name>
<\/pre>\n\n\n\nsudo mkdir \"\/home\/<user_name>\/<share_name>
sudo chown <user_name>:<user_name> \/home\/<user_name>\/<share_name<\/pre>\n\n\n\nmkdir \/home\/<user_name>\/<share_name><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
[<folder_name>]
path = \/home\/<user_name>\/
<folder_name> valid
users = <user_name>
read only = no<\/pre>\n\n\n\n!\/bin\/bash
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# Ubuntu Samba share auto setup
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sambaUser=\"smbuser\"
smbFolder=\"smb_share\"
sudo apt-get install samba smbclient
sudo useradd -m ${sambaUser} --shell \/bin\/false
echo \"Enter the password you want to use for the smb user. 4 times.\"
sudo passwd ${sambaUser}
sudo smbpasswd -a ${sambaUser}
sudo mkdir \"\/home\/${sambaUser}\/${smbFolder}\"
sudo chown ${sambaUser}:${sambaUser} \/home\/${sambaUser}\/${smbFolder}
sudo echo \"[${smbFolder}]\" >> \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf
sudo echo \"path = \/home\/${sambaUser}\/${smbFolder}\" >> \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf
sudo echo \"valid users = ${sambaUser}\" >> \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf
sudo echo \"read only = no\" >> \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf
sudo systemctl restart smbd
echo \"Samba setup script finished\"
echo \"Access via $(hostname -I)\/${smbFolder} ; username = ${sambaUser} ; password = whatever you put in\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\nchmod +x smb.sh<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
sudo .\/smb.sh
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