Samba Configuration on Linux

Through Samba, we can mount folders from Linux to Windows. After deploying Samba on a Linux virtual machine, I can use the remote compilation plugin I wrote a few days ago (sublimeRemoteCompile) to write code on Windows! It’s quite enjoyable. Today, I will briefly record how to configure Samba sharing on the server for friends with similar needs.

Note: Do not use NAT for VMware virtual machines; choose bridge mode, otherwise, it might not be on the same network segment as the host, and SSH may fail to connect.

Installation

1	sudo apt-get install samba

Edit the configuration file

First, back up the default configuration file:

1	sudo mv /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.bak

Then create a smb.conf file under /etc/samba:

1	sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Fill in the following configuration (a configuration that requires account login and is readable and writable):

[global]
        workgroup = WORKGROUP
        server string = Samba Server Version %v
        security = user
        passdb backend = tdbsam
        load printers = yes
        cups options = raw
        create mode = 0777
        force create mode = 0777
        directory mode = 0777
        force directory mode = 0777
[Linux]
        comment = share all
        path = /home/visionsmile
        writeable = yes
        read only = no
        browseable = yes
        public = no

Regarding those modes (create/force create/directory/force directory) permissions, if it’s only for personal use, it’s recommended to set it to 777 because if set to 755, the following error might occur:

1 2	/usr/bin/ld: cannot open output file 1: Permission denied clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

For the above smb.conf, you need to create the folder at the path specified.
Change the permissions of the path directory to 755:

1	sudo chmod -R 755 /home/visionsmile

Create a samba account (Note: this account must exist in your local system, for example, root):

1	pdbedit -a root

You will be prompted to enter the password for the samba account.
Check the samba accounts:

1	pdbedit -L

Then you can start samba:

# Start
sudo /etc/init.d/samba start
# Restart
sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

Startup Errors

If you encounter the following issues when starting:

This situation arises because

The operating system is Debian 8 or higher, and Samba Server version is 4.2 or higher.
Samba 4 does not support security = share; you can either remove it or change it to security = user.

Mapping to Local on Windows

Open My Computer -> Map Network Drive.

After entering the samba account password you created, you can see the shared folder:

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Samba Configuration on Linux

Installation

Edit the configuration file

Startup Errors

Mapping to Local on Windows

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