Easy File Sharing with Smb Quick-Start on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Linux

Linux Ubuntu Samba Server Quick Start

You are Welcome! The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How to Getting-Started Easily to Sharing Files/Videos/Pictures over a Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, Android and iOS Local Network on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak 32/64-bit GNU/Linux Desktop.

The Basic Setup Proposed here Skip All the Tricky Steps to Get only Started Quickly and Easily Sharing Stuff on Network!

The Sharing Directory will be in this Simple Case Read-Only to keep always the System Security Invulnerable.

Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. How to Install a Samba Server on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety

   Samba Server Installation Guide

   Ubuntu Samba Server Setup.

3. On Server Side Edit the Samba Config File

   sudo su

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

   Append something Like:

   [sharing]
      comment = Sharing Directory
      path = /home/[myUser]/sharing
      browseable = yes
      read only = yes
      guest ok = yes
   

   Just Replace [myUser] with your Real username!

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor :)

4. Making the Sharing Directory

   mkdir /home/[myUser]/sharing

   chown [myUser]:[myUser] /home/sharing

   Change [myUser] with Your User name!

5. Restarting Samba & Winbind Services

   service nmbd restart

   service smbd restart

   exit

6. Setting Permissions over Shared Contents

   chmod +r /home/[myUser]/sharing/[mySharedFile]

   To Set on All Files use

   chmod -R +r /home/[myUser]/sharing/*

7. Find the Server IP on Terminal

   ifconfig

   Find the Server IP usually under eth0 >> inet addr: Line
   

8. On the Client Side Connect to Server on File Manager:

   On a Ubuntu Client it Looks like (For Other OSes Search for Docs/Apps on Google…)
   
   Enter the Server IP as:

   smb://[serverIP]/sharing

   
   Then You should be Happily Connected to Server Sharing Directory :)
   

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