systems:media_server:setup_smb_samba_shares
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| + | Samba does not use the system account password, which is why it needs its own password. | ||
| * **-a** - This flag adds the existing linux user to the Samba user database. | * **-a** - This flag adds the existing linux user to the Samba user database. | ||
| * This command searches for the username in the Unix user database and adds it to the Samba user database. | * This command searches for the username in the Unix user database and adds it to the Samba user database. | ||
| * If not found, then the “smbpasswd” command will create as well as add the user to the Samba group. | * If not found, then the “smbpasswd” command will create as well as add the user to the Samba group. | ||
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systems/media_server/setup_smb_samba_shares.txt · Last modified: 2025/05/30 17:06 by peter