Linux Samba Practice

Samba Linux Server

Platform: Ubuntu

Steps:

• Install Samba

  sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin

• Create Share Folder

yubao@yubao-ThinkPad-E560:~$ mkdir SambaShare
yubao@yubao-ThinkPad-E560:~$sudo chmod 777 SambaShare/

• Modify Configure File

sudo emacs -nw /etc/samba/smb.conf

Add:                                                                                
[share]                                                                         
        comment = share for users                                               
        path = /home/yubao/SambaShare                                           
        browseable = yes                                                        
        writable = yes                                                          
        public = no  

Start Samba Service and Test Config Parameters

yubao@yubao-ThinkPad-E560:~/SambaShare$ /etc/init.d/smbd start
[ ok ] Starting smbd (via systemctl): smbd.service.
yubao@yubao-ThinkPad-E560:~/SambaShare$ testparm

Add User to Samba

yubao@yubao-ThinkPad-E560:~/SambaShare$ sudo smbpasswd -a yubao
[sudo] password for yubao: 
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Added user yubao.

Test on Windows:

\\[linux_ip]

Input username and password

Configure Samba for Raspberry Pi

Modify 'home' group in 'smb.conf' file

sudo vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

        read only = no

Add user 'pi' to Samba:

sudo smbpasswd -a pi

Set password for 'pi' to access samba

sudo smbpasswd -a pi

Access samba files from windows OS：

\\[Raspberry_ip]\pi

Note: 

    Use  "ping RASPBERRYPI"     to obtain the Raspberry Pi IP address when 'samba' service is running.

Reference:

1. Configure Samba for Raspberry Pi, http://www.waveshare.net/study/portal.php?mod=view&aid=599