How to share files and folder in ubuntu

How to install Samba Server for files/folders sharing service

sudo apt-get install samba smbfs

How to add/edit/delete network users

sudo smbpasswd -a system_username
gksudo gedit /etc/samba/smbusers

• • Insert the following line into the new file

system_username = "network username"

 

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• To add network user

sudo smbpasswd -a system_username

• To delete network user

sudo smbpasswd -x system_username

• To enable network user

sudo smbpasswd -e system_username

• To disable network user

sudo smbpasswd -d system_username

• • By Default network users are disabled after adding them, make sure you run the enable network user command above.

How to share home folders with read only or read/write permission (Authentication=Yes)

sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf_backup
gksudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

• Find this line

...
;  security = user
...

• Replace with the following lines

  security = user
 username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

• Remove the ; in front of the following lines (there will text in between explaining what they do):

;[homes]
;comment = Home Directories
;browseable = no
;valid users = %S
;writable = yes

• • If you want other network users to be able to edit to the folder then change

 # By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change next
# parameter to 'yes' if you want to be able to write to them.
 ;   writable = no

• • Replace with the following lines

  writable = yes

• Save the edited file

sudo testparm
sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart