Samba: files under Ubuntu release - how to
With just a few steps, you can use any file or folder on your Ubuntucomputer free.
- First you have to install the Samba Server and all the required additional packages. To do this, start the Terminal by pressing the key combination [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [T] and enter the following command:
- "sudo apt-get install samba-doc samba-doc-pdf tdb-tools"
- Now you need to set up access to free gifts from guests. You open it with a text editor, for example gedit, the file "etc/samba/smb.conf". Set the following parameters as shown below:
- "guest ok = yes"; "public = yes"; "user share allow guests = yes"; "map to guest = bad user"
- Now you just have to give files and folders. To do this, write the following lines to the end of the same file in one line at a time. Note that you must specify the name of the share and the path to the data on your own computer:
- "[Share Name]"
- "path = /PfadzumOrdner/Bilder/bild1.jpg"
- the "public = yes"
- "writeable = yes"
- So, you define how the release for other users and which folders and files are shared. In addition, the release is public and guests can edit. For each additional share, leave a line and add again the 4 rows with a different name and path. Now you can save the file and close it.
- Finally, you start with the command "sudo service smbd restart" the Samba Server. Then all Changes are accepted and which are free gifts available.
- From other computers you can your free your IP-address followed by open from the name of the share. For Example, "\192.168.2.11\My Pictures".
Ubuntu: files with Samba
So that your shares can share, we will show you in the next practice tip on how you Ubuntu your own IP address to find out.
