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Starting with version 4, Samba can now run as a domain controller. It can support Windows and Linux clients. You can compile it from source or install it via package managers such as rpm, yum and apt. You can always use it as a standard shared drive and even use it as a print server.
What’s not to like with Samba. If you’re not familiar with Samba, it’s an open-source file and printer services which allows disparate clients to share files via SMB/CIFS standard, meaning there’s interoperability between Linux/Unix servers and Windows-based clients. This article will show you how to install a Samba shared drive on an Ubuntu Server.
Install Samba Server
sudo apt-get install samba |
Configure Samba by editing /usr/samba/smb.conf. Uncomment and add the following.
security = user [share] comment = Ubuntu File Server Share path = /home/ulysses/share browsable = yes guest ok = yes read only = no create mask = 0755 |
Create the shared drive.
sudo mkdir /home/ulysses/share sudo chown nobody.nogroup /home/ulysses/share sudo chmod -R 0777 /home/ulysses/share |
Restart Samba Server
sudo restart smbd sudo restart nmbd |
Test the shared drive by accessing it from another computer or from another OS like a Mac or Windows.