🔥 How to Setup Samba File Shares in Linux - [Quick and Easy]

[@troyhatchard]

You are a lifesaver! I have spent hours and hours trying to fix my samba share after the recent windows update broke it. Thank you!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Glad it helped Troy!

[@TheDisruptiveYouTuber]

4:13 It's worth pointing out that an SMB user can only be added if it's an existing UNIX user. use "sudo adduser " to add the UNIX user and then then it can be added to the list of SMB users using "sudo smbpasswrd -a "

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for your comment @TheDisruptiveTouTuber

[@OShackHennessy]

Thank you!

[@engelberthk]

Excellent work! I finally know how to setup Samba to share folder, can access the shared folder from Window PC and even mobile phone. Great tutor

[@sirgesound]

The ONLY instructions that worked for me !!!. Now just have to see if I can make this a "physical folder" for my Linux desktop.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks!

[@PCman50]

This is absolutely brilliant and so well explained. I've been searching for days on how to share Folders on my Linux Mint Computer. Unlike Ubuntu, Linux Mint doesn't have a GUI for Network Share. Not sure why that is but. You clearly explained how using Samba from the terminal makes it easy to implement and modify. Thank you so very much.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're very welcome @PCAutomation50!

[@MichaelGauthreaux]

Best tutorial I have found for samba. Thanks for posting this.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@henry_burkes]

Thanks man . The best samba video i have watched so far. It worked perfectly . Nice explanation

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome!

[@PCman50]

This is incredibly well done. I can't tell you how many videos I've watched and they were either moving so quickly or lacked the fact that Windows 10 just doesn't seem to easily access a samba shared folder on Ubuntu. While the folders would show up in Windows they didn't offer permissions to access them. But I was using the GUI function in Ubuntu and it just did not work for me. So since I have limited knowledge of Linux I'm going to just going to delete everything and reinstall Ubuntu yet again because I'm sure I messed it up just trying things I didn't know. But I'm so grateful for you sharing your knowledge. I do finally understand the command lines that you very meticulously demonstrated here. If everything work I'll post my findings. And gratefully thankful. Thank you so very much. 👍😊

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome Music Man50 . Appreciate the very detailed comment.

[@ydiadi_]

did you find solution for permission error bro , please reply

[@colinhuntley9729]

from me too, many thanks! this is the most clear and simple way to make a fileshare that i have seen, and it works perfectly... well done!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome!

[@keeb__]

super simple and easy to follow. spent way too long doing the wrong thing and this video pulled me back on track. thanks :)

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks!

[@PCman50]

Thanks! So much 👍😊

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome Music Man50! Really appreciate the Super Thanks!

[@kidgrave]

You did such an amazing job at explaining things. Your video helped me out a lot. I used this tutorial to setup samba on Debian. Thank you for the video!

[@fdmaem]

Thanks!👍🏾

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Awesome! Thanks for the support ❤

[@BoDiddly]

This is the best video I have ever seen on this subject! One question. Don't you have to have a "/" before "home/username/folder"? like this "/home/username/folder"

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That would be correct @BoDiddly.

[@sarubbiluis2941]

No entendí nada de lo que decías, pero excelentemente Bien Explicado y funciona. Saludos desde Argentina

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome @sarubbiluis2941.

[@johanengman9337]

Very good and fast adding samba network many other make it the safest way and make it kinda more difficult, for this one ill give u a 5 of 5 very good instruction video, was a long time ago ill used linux / ubuntu, ill say thnx ^^

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome Johan.

[@Charles-MEU]

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@mikeregan2135]

You are Indian, but your english is better than any english speaking nations... kudos to you sir. We need more tutorial videos from people like you. Explained very well and super easy to follow you. God bless you friend.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thank you, I will

[@birgernielsen9952]

Yes - very good. Only caveat is in Windows I have to move files out of PF, edit them and copy them back. And it's not possible to create anything inside a folder created in PF. However the shown solution is good enough for me so thanks for the video.

[@BobSolimeno]

Excellent tutorial, thank you!!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're very welcome!

[@csacicero]

great video, congratulations!!!!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thank you!!

[@neksocial9871]

Very nicely explained.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Glad it was helpful NEK Social!

[@dcwad1]

Thank you sir. It works now.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome!

[@user-lv3mi3sw1v]

awesome tutorial, thank you

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome!

[@richardpeterson2253]

Hey Zubair! EXCELLENT video! I am unclear on how to add additional users to my samba folder. Do I separate them with just a space, or do I use a comma or something else? Please advise and thanks again! You have a new subscriber!

[@peterferguson4889]

thank you for the info and help

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

No problem!

[@omerutkuerzengin3061]

Du bist toll!

[@jackkoli]

Thank you :)

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome!

[@s.w.3604]

Great vid. Thanks.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Glad you liked it S.W.!

[@HawkLad]

Jazakallah worked perfect

[@Subhradip_Bose]

awesome video.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks SUBHRADIP!

[@e.l.6092]

Great video! Is there a way to use ssh authentication rather than a password?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Yep.

[@searchsavvy]

Excellent tutorial, appreciate if you could guide , in case we have dhcp and each time our ip is changed, how can we give hostname instead of IP.

[@t.b.s4478]

Thank you 👌

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome!

[@faquir885]

thank you a lot of that i understand better, the user that you put on files of samba is not the user of sesion of ubuntu but user that you creat on samba yes ? i want to know wher i can find the all option of configuration files for sharing folder please and explaining all option clearly do you know where i can find it ? Thank you a lot But i think you can do more easly of it with ACL !! i try it in virtual machien too with windows 10 and and deepin on virtual machine, and it s work too

[@savekillqqpsounds8473]

Is there any way to make a user specific folder meaning user1 can only view and write on folder1 and user2 only folder2

[@petrmotka]

Thank you so much

[@ibm450]

thankyou for the tutorial. can you do the same samba tutorial for fedora 37 and w11 sharing please?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for that suggestion @ibm450

[@TheWaterman1000]

I've ran into a wall on my home network. I can see the drives and folder but get denied access to the files. This is using ubuntu. It showing a permission and denied access. Does the samba config file needs to be modified?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

@TheWaterman1000 you might want to try asking that question here: ubuntuforums.org/index.php

[@orienkastor]

I needed to create the linux user before the samba user @4:56. I did this with sudo useradd *sambaChosenUsername*

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for your comment @orienkastor

[@patrickmacasinag1749]

Hi after rebooting pc where samba is installed. Do I need to re run the commands for samba? Thanks

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You can ask the question here: community.spiceworks.com/linux

[@ernestoguevara8599]

your windows 10 run on vm or host machine? because i cant connect server ip on windows 10

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi, Did you mean for this to be a question?

[@ernestoguevara8599]

@@SkillsBuildTraining yes sir

[@saeedsharif2463]

Dears how to add two user one for read only 2nd for readwrite and then implement these thing

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You can post that question here: community.spiceworks.com/linux

[@neksocial9871]

How to share a FOLDER from a additional internal hard drive ? Can you help please

[@davekendk89]

Its the same you just need to add additional information to the end of the smbd.conf file with the other folder, the full path to the other folder and permissions.

[@ydiadi_]

@@davekendk89 please share exact edit bro i too want to add external HDD to samba

[@davekendk89]

​@@ydiadi_ Ye sure just so i have a good idea of what your looking to do what exactly is the set up your trying to do. To give you an idea of how i might be able to help you what i set up with samba is 2 external HDDs in RAID 1. I'll check the configs i have for you now.

[@ydiadi_]

@@davekendk89 i am trying to setup 3 things sir 1. Plex for media 2. Samba to transfer files to plex also remotely and 3. Is nextcloud on ubuntu server After whole day sir i managed to install samba but now when i installed plex samba stopped working I am totally numb and want to bang my head on wall

[@ydiadi_]

bro superb video u made it look very esy but at the end I am getting "you do not have permission to access" error please help between ubuntu server and win 11

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You can try posting the question here: community.spiceworks.com/linux

[@guptaji0786]

Make a crash course on vim editor.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for the tip.

[@jimthvac100]

I thought there was a GUI available for Samba to make set up easier.

[@craigwheaton2506]

Crikey looks easy, i cant get past adding a passwd for a user comes back with "Failed to add entry for user"

[@maddam50]

'/' is actually forward slash. '\' is back slash and is only used by windows afaik

[@alainbourgault1937]

/ = Forward Slash \ = Backslash Just thought I'd mention it.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks Alain.

[@CWYCharles]

You messed up forward slash and backslash.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks CWYCharles.

[@NiranjanRajan777]

"/" is forward lash

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for your comment @niranjanrajan8868

[@kartheekmutyala9841]

repo problem cannot sloved

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for your comment @kartheekmutyala9841.

[@JosephLiette]

good stuff here, i got stuck creating the samba user and password because it sounded like i could use any name I wanted fro the samba profile with the Sudo smbpasswd -a [username]. I kept using different names from my Linux acct name and it kept failing. So for example: bob@prime-hp:~$ sudo smbpasswd -a fred failed but--- bob@prime-hp:~$ sudo smbpasswd -a bob is what worked I thought I had tried using the bob@prime-hp:~$ sudo smbpasswd -a bob name and it had failed but after some research and help I finally figured out that i was correct and had to use the same samba user name as my Linux acct which was a , well duh moment , i must have fat fingered it and just assumed there was something bigger wrong, which it wasn't, anyway, once they matched everything else fell into place, Thank you!

[@melgarejoDeveloper]

Excellent video! I'm having problems with a folder that is in a sata HDD and already exists (/media/useName/share). That folder was previously created on a Windows 10. I follow the steps here and it shows in the network, but I can't access it from Windows 11. From my android phone I have no problem acessing it. Weird. Edit: I was able to enter the folder from a Win 10, from the "This PC -> Add a Network Location->..." way. I tried this on the aforementioned Win 11 with no success. Sad. Edit2: solved! with this youtube video: xN6K8hSxcG8

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You can try asking that question here: community.spiceworks.com/linux

[@shriiijaa]

When im trying to open the file in windows its showing me access denied..what should i do now?🥲🥲

[@ydiadi_]

any solution u found bro ?

[@shriiijaa]

@@ydiadi_ Noo

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Try posting that question here: community.spiceworks.com/linux