Setup Samba Server
You need to create UNIX account (adduser), before adding the samba user
sudo smbpasswd -a <user>
Restart the service by sudo systemctl restart smbd.service
Sample Samba Setup could be found below
/etc/samba/smb.conf
## Sample configuration file for the Samba suite for Debian GNU/Linux.### This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options most of which# are not shown in this example## Some options that are often worth tuning have been included as# commented-out examples in this file.# - When such options are commented with ";", the proposed setting# differs from the default Samba behaviour# - When commented with "#", the proposed setting is the default# behaviour of Samba but the option is considered important# enough to be mentioned here## NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command# "testparm" to check that you have not made any basic syntactic# errors.
#======================= Global Settings =======================
[global]
## Browsing/Identification ###
# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of workgroup = WORKGROUP
# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable its WINS Server# wins support = no
# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both; wins server = w.x.y.z
# This will prevent nmbd to search for NetBIOS names through DNS. dns proxy = no
#### Networking ####
# The specific set of interfaces / networks to bind to# This can be either the interface name or an IP address/netmask;# interface names are normally preferred; interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0
# Only bind to the named interfaces and/or networks; you must use the# 'interfaces' option above to use this.# It is recommended that you enable this feature if your Samba machine is# not protected by a firewall or is a firewall itself. However, this# option cannot handle dynamic or non-broadcast interfaces correctly.; bind interfaces only = yes
#### Debugging/Accounting ####
# This tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine# that connects log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
# Cap the size of the individual log files (in KiB). max log size = 1000
# If you want Samba to only log through syslog then set the following# parameter to 'yes'.# syslog only = no
# We want Samba to log a minimum amount of information to syslog. Everything# should go to /var/log/samba/log.{smbd,nmbd} instead. If you want to log# through syslog you should set the following parameter to something higher. syslog = 0
# Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a backtrace panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
####### Authentication #######
# Server role. Defines in which mode Samba will operate. Possible# values are "standalone server", "member server", "classic primary# domain controller", "classic backup domain controller", "active# directory domain controller".## Most people will want "standalone sever" or "member server".# Running as "active directory domain controller" will require first# running "samba-tool domain provision" to wipe databases and create a# new domain. server role = standalone server
# If you are using encrypted passwords, Samba will need to know what# password database type you are using. passdb backend = tdbsam
obey pam restrictions = yes
# This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to sync the Unix# password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in the# passdb is changed. unix password sync = yes
# For Unix password sync to work on a Debian GNU/Linux system, the following# parameters must be set (thanks to Ian Kahan <<kahan@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> for# sending the correct chat script for the passwd program in Debian Sarge). passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
# This boolean controls whether PAM will be used for password changes# when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in# 'passwd program'. The default is 'no'. pam password change = yes
# This option controls how unsuccessful authentication attempts are mapped# to anonymous connections map to guest = bad user
########## Domains ###########
## The following settings only takes effect if 'server role = primary# classic domain controller', 'server role = backup domain controller'# or 'domain logons' is set#
# It specifies the location of the user's# profile directory from the client point of view) The following# required a [profiles] share to be setup on the samba server (see# below); logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U# Another common choice is storing the profile in the user's home directory# (this is Samba's default)# logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
# The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set# It specifies the location of a user's home directory (from the client# point of view); logon drive = H:# logon home = \\%N\%U
# The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set# It specifies the script to run during logon. The script must be stored# in the [netlogon] share# NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention; logon script = logon.cmd
# This allows Unix users to be created on the domain controller via the SAMR# RPC pipe. The example command creates a user account with a disabled Unix# password; please adapt to your needs; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos "" %u
# This allows machine accounts to be created on the domain controller via the# SAMR RPC pipe.# The following assumes a "machines" group exists on the system; add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -g machines -c "%u machine account" -d /var/lib/samba -s /bin/false %u
# This allows Unix groups to be created on the domain controller via the SAMR# RPC pipe.; add group script = /usr/sbin/addgroup --force-badname %g
############ Misc ############
# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name# of the machine that is connecting; include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m
# Some defaults for winbind (make sure you're not using the ranges# for something else.); idmap uid = 10000-20000; idmap gid = 10000-20000; template shell = /bin/bash
# Setup usershare options to enable non-root users to share folders# with the net usershare command.
# Maximum number of usershare. 0 (default) means that usershare is disabled.; usershare max shares = 100
# Allow users who've been granted usershare privileges to create# public shares, not just authenticated ones usershare allow guests = yes
#======================= Share Definitions =======================
# Un-comment the following (and tweak the other settings below to suit)# to enable the default home directory shares. This will share each# user's home directory as \\server\username;[homes]; comment = Home Directories; browseable = no
# By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change the# next parameter to 'no' if you want to be able to write to them.; read only = yes
# File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to# create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.; create mask = 0700
# Directory creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to# create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.; directory mask = 0700
# By default, \\server\username shares can be connected to by anyone# with access to the samba server.# Un-comment the following parameter to make sure that only "username"# can connect to \\server\username# This might need tweaking when using external authentication schemes; valid users = %S
# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons# (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.);[netlogon]; comment = Network Logon Service; path = /home/samba/netlogon; guest ok = yes; read only = yes
# Un-comment the following and create the profiles directory to store# users profiles (see the "logon path" option above)# (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.)# The path below should be writable by all users so that their# profile directory may be created the first time they log on;[profiles]; comment = Users profiles; path = /home/samba/profiles; guest ok = no; browseable = no; create mask = 0600; directory mask = 0700
[printers] comment = All Printers browseable = no path = /var/spool/samba printable = yes guest ok = no read only = yes create mask = 0700
# Windows clients look for this share name as a source of downloadable# printer drivers[print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/printers browseable = yes read only = yes guest ok = no# Uncomment to allow remote administration of Windows print drivers.# You may need to replace 'lpadmin' with the name of the group your# admin users are members of.# Please note that you also need to set appropriate Unix permissions# to the drivers directory for these users to have write rights in it; write list = root, @lpadmin
[home]path = /home/huiminpcvalid users = huiminpccreate mask = 0664directory mask = 0775browseable = yeswritable = yesguest ok = nofollow symlinks = yes
[homes]comment = Home Directoriesvalid users = %Sread only = Nocreate mask = 0664directory mask = 0775browseable = No