§2023-08-09

1. install samba

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y samba

2. Check Check its service is active and running

$ systemctl status smbd --no-pager -l
● smbd.service - Samba SMB Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/smbd.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-08-09 10:37:53 CST; 1min 49s ago
       Docs: man:smbd(8)
             man:samba(7)
             man:smb.conf(5)
    Process: 10598 ExecCondition=/usr/share/samba/is-configured smb (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 10600 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/samba/update-apparmor-samba-profile (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 10601 (smbd)
     Status: "smbd: ready to serve connections..."
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 9599)
     Memory: 6.7M
        CPU: 332ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/smbd.service
             ├─10601 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
             ├─10604 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
             └─10605 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group

Aug 09 10:37:53 hc4Lunar systemd[1]: Starting smbd.service - Samba SMB Daemon...
Aug 09 10:37:53 hc4Lunar systemd[1]: Started smbd.service - Samba SMB Daemon.

3. check if you are in sambashare group,
   • if not sudo usermod -aG sambashare $USER
   • if yes sudo smbpasswd -a $USER

$ grep samba /etc/group
sambashare:x:119:alexlai
$ sudo smbpasswd -a $USER
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Added user alexlai.

4. edit /etc/samba/smb.conf

$ sudo cp -v /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.ori
'/etc/samba/smb.conf' -> '/etc/samba/smb.conf.ori'

alexlai@hc4Lunar:/etc/samba$ diff /etc/samba/smb.conf.ori /etc/samba/smb.conf
174a175,179
> [alexlaiHc4Lunar]
>        path = /home/alexlai
>        valid users = alexlai
>        read only = no
>        create mask = 0777

$ sudo systemctl restart smbd
$ sudo systemctl status smbd