sambath.narayanan@dataeverconsulting.com, July 13, 2023
Sharing files between two Linux systems can be easily achieved using NFS (Network File System). But sharing files between Linux and Windows is slightly complex.
In this small experiment as shown in the figure, we have two Ubuntu Linux systems and one Windows 10 system.
1 On Samba server type
sudo apt-get install samba
2 Edit smb.conf file
sudo vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
3 In [Share Def] section add the following
[shared_folder]
path = /share
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
read only = no
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
4 Add a samba user or use the already existing user
sudo passwd -a sambath
5 Restart Samba service
sudo service smbd restart
6 Configure Windows client to access the Samba share:. Open File Explorer on your Win system and type
\\192.168.0.154\share
7 You should now be able to access the shared folder on the Linux machine from your Windows system using Samba-based file sharing. Ensure that the Linux machine's firewall allows Samba traffic (TCP ports 137, 138, 139, and 445)
8 Configure Linux client to access the Samba share. On Linux Samba client, do the following:
9 sudo apt install smbclient
10 smbclient -L //hari
11 In the HOME directory create a file .samba_credentials and add the following. These are samba credentials created in STEP 4
username=sambath
password=******
domain=WORKGROUP
mkdir /share
sudo mount -t cifs -o rw,vers=3.0,credentials=/home/aijuser/.samba_credentials //IP-address/share /share
IP-address - IP of the Linux server on which Samba is installed
File Permissions: On the Samba server, grant appropriate file permissions so that Linux and Windows clients can read/write
References
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1119819/how-do-i-use-a-credential-file-for-cifs-in-etc-fstab
How to install Samba on Ubuntu?, July 2022.
https://phoenixnap.com/kb/ubuntu-samba