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I have installed the ubuntu-server 16.04 and VBoxLinuxadditions and Samba

I am trying to share a folder from this server to my windows host machine.
Now I can see this virtual server on my network but there are no shared folders on the server.

How do I make one through the command line?

So i have figured this on my own and this is the easiest solution:

just install samba with

sudo apt install samba

and go to this file:

/etc/samba/smb.conf

and just at the bottom add these lines:

[share]



comment = Ubuntu File Server Share

path = /path/to/the/folder  #for example /home/user_name/public <- this comment needs to be deleted!

browsable = yes

guest ok = yes

read only = no

create mask = 0755

restart the samba service

sudo service smbd restart

sudo service nmbd restart

and that's it, easy peasy :)

To add a share that is accessible by all users.

Create the directory for sharing the files and change the owner to the users group.

sudo mkdir -p /srv/samba/

sudo chown -R root:users /srv/samba/  [brusgroup][financial]

sudo chmod -R ug+rwx,o+rx-w /srv/samba/

Adding and managing users

eg. for group users and user mattu:

useradd mattu -m -G users

passwd mattu

sudo usermod -aG users mattu

Set a password for mattu

passwd mattu

Enter the password for the new user

Now add the user to the Samba user database.

sudo smbpasswd -a mattu

Enter the password for the new user

Edit the /etc/samba/smb.conf file

sudo vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

add the following lines and save the file

[allusers]

 comment = All Users

 path = /srv/samba/allusers/

 valid users = @users

 force group = users

 create mask = 0660

 directory mask = 0771

 writable = yes

If all users shall be able to read and write to their home directories via Samba, edit the /etc/samba/smb.conf file and remove all lines. In vim:

1. Type gg to move the cursor to the first line of the file, if it is not already there.


2. Type dG to delete all the lines.

Now you should be able to log in from your Windows workstation with the file explorer using username ruchi and the chosen password and store files on the ubuntu server either in ruchi's home directory or in the public shared directory.

[global] 

workgroup = WORKGROUP

#netbios name = [FRODO] 

passdb backend = tdbsam 

printcap name = cups 



add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m %u 

delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u 

add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g 

delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g 

add user to group script = /usr/sbin/groupmod -A %u %g 

delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/groupmod -R %u %g 

add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d /var/lib/nobody %u 



# Note: The following specifies the default logon script. 

# Per user logon scripts can be specified in the user account using pdbedit  

logon script = scriptslogon.bat 

# This sets the default profile path. Set per user paths with pdbedit 

logon path = \%LProfiles%U 

logon drive = H: 

logon home = \%L%U 

domain logons = Yes 

os level = 35 

preferred master = Yes 

domain master = Yes 



#[deprecated thus change

#idmap uid = 15000-20000 

#idmap gid = 15000-20000 

#]

#[ 

idmap config * : backend = tdb

idmap config * : range = 10001-20000

idmap config DOMAIN : backend = rid

idmap config DOMAIN : range = 10000-20000

idmap config DOMAIN : base_rid = 0 

#]

printing = cups 





Example 2.8. Engineering Office smb.conf (shares and services)







[homes] 

comment = Home Directories 

valid users = %S 

read only = No 

browseable = No 

# Printing auto-share (makes printers available thru CUPS) 



[printers] 

comment = All Printers 

path = /var/spool/samba 

printer admin = root, maryo 

create mask = 0600 

guest ok = Yes 

printable = Yes 

browseable = No 



[print$] 

comment = Printer Drivers Share 

path = /var/lib/samba/drivers 

write list = maryo, root 

printer admin = maryo, root 

# Needed to support domain logons 



[netlogon] 

comment = Network Logon Service 

path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon 

admin users = root, maryo 

guest ok = Yes 

browseable = No 

# For profiles to work, create a user directory under the path 

# shown. i.e., mkdir -p /var/lib/samba/profiles/maryo 



[Profiles] 

comment = Roaming Profile Share 

path = /var/lib/samba/profiles 

read only = No 

profile acls = Yes 

All you have to do to share folders with SMB is

depending on the file manager you use, make sure nautilus-share or caja-share or ?-share is installed to enable next step

right-click on the folder and select the [Properties ->] Share tab that the file manager should provide

if that step doesn't propose to do it, install samba manually

choose the right sharing options and click Share

see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Samba/SambaServerGuide#Ubuntu_Server

I am using above commands to share folders from ubuntu to windows.
It works gracefully.
But there is a problem, It times out after a while.
Is there any way to add shared folders to samba configuration permanently.