Systems - Media Server - Setup SMB (Samba) Shares

NOTE: The config is:

• [Media] - This is the name of the share.
  • When accessing Samba from a client device, this will appear as the share name in the network.
• path = /mnt/media - This specifies the directory on the server that will be shared.
  • In this example, the directory /mnt/media is being shared.
• browseable = yes - Setting this to yes allows the share to be visible when browsing the network.
  • If set to no, users would need to know the share name to access it manually.
• read only = no - This allows users to write (add, modify, or delete) files in the share.
  • If set to yes, the share would be read-only, preventing users from making changes.
• guest ok = no - This prevents unauthenticated users (guests) from accessing the share.
  • Only users with valid credentials will be allowed access.
• valid users = peter - This restricts access to the share to the specified username.
  • This is the username set up on the Ubuntu server.
  • This ensures only authorized users can access the share.

NOTE: Follow the prompts to create a password for the Samba user.

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.
  • 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.

NOTE: Remember to update any firewall rules to allow Samba traffic