Creating a SAMBA share on Kubuntu Linux
Posted by batman on Feb 27th, 2010
2010
Feb 27
Kubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Linux Server
- $ sudo apt-get install samba
- $ sudo smbpasswd -a SOMEUSER
- Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf: (place the following code snippet at the bottom of the file)
path = /SOME_FOLDER available = yes valid users = SOMEUSER read only = no browseable = yes guest ok = yes admin users = SOMEUSER
- You will need to ensure that your folder (in this case “/SOME_FOLDER”) has full read/write permissions by the user SOMEUSER
- I’m not sure if it is a requirement, but I have my server and client sharing the same username/password combination – it just seems to ask for passwords less frequently.
- $ sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart
Windows XP Client
Browse “Microsoft Windows Network” to find your shares, and if desired map a drive letter to this share.
Troubleshooting
Periodic timeout, or where Windows “drops” the connection – use “regedit” to modify your registry.
Modify [My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters] – set property [autodisconnect] to “0xffffffff” (4294967295) minutes – effectively disabling the timeout.
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