Configuring a debian samba server

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Edit the following file 


vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

Restart Samba on Debian 


/etc/init.d/samba restart

TO SETUP SHARES

if you want to add shares to your samba server add the following lines in the config file. 


[newshare]
path = /newshare
browseable = yes
comment = share
writable = yes
public = yes
guest ok = no


To SETUP USERS? 


[allusers]
  comment = All Users
  path = /home/shares/allusers
  valid users = @users
  force group = users 
  create mask = 0660
  directory mask = 0771
  writable = yes

Adding a User 

 

useradd tom -m -G users

Now add the user to the Samba user database. 

 

smbpasswd -a tom
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