Setting up a network shared folder on Ubuntu 20.04 using the command line involves a few steps. Firstly, you would need to install Samba, which is the software that provides the service for file sharing. After installing Samba, you set up your user with a Samba password, as Samba uses a separate set of passwords than your system accounts. Then, you would create the directory you want to share and configure the Samba settings to define the shared folder’s properties. Lastly, you would restart the Samba service and test the configuration for any syntax errors.
Here’s a brief overview of the steps you’d follow:
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Update your package list and install Samba:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install samba
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Set a Samba passw