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<section begin="intro" />Samba the Linux and Unix implementation SMB/CIFS (aka, Windows File Sharing). If it is not included in a given OS distro, it can be installed easily to share files to Kodi (among other uses). Samba/SMB is often a good choice due to it being highly compatible with other computers, regardless of the OS.<section end="intro" /> | |||
* http://www.samba.org | |||
== Installing == | |||
;Gentoo | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" enclose="div">emerge samba</syntaxhighlight> | |||
;Debian/Ubuntu | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" enclose="div">sudo apt-get install samba</syntaxhighlight> | |||
=== Compile from source === | |||
Installing Samba regardless of distro | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" enclose="div"> | |||
wget http://us4.samba.org/samba/ftp/samba-latest.tar.gz | |||
tar -xvf samba-latest.tar.gz | |||
cd samba-{version} | |||
./configure | |||
make install</syntaxhighlight> | |||
== Configuring == | |||
{{Note|The example below is for a public share.}} | |||
Samba's configuration is stored <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code>. All the following items should be placed in that file. | |||
=== Global configuration === | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div"> | |||
[global] | |||
workgroup = <workgroup> | |||
netbios name = <name of server> | |||
server string = <title> | |||
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m | |||
max log size = 50 | |||
map to guest = bad user | |||
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 | |||
local master = no | |||
dns proxy = no | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
:;workgroup : Should be set to the workgroup your home pc uses if you planning on accessing this share from a windows PC | |||
:;netbios name : This is the name that will be displayed when browsing the your Network Neighborhood | |||
:;server string : The title of the server that will be displayed in windows(This is not the share name) | |||
=== Share configuration === | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div"> | |||
[public] | |||
path = <dir to share> | |||
public = yes | |||
only guest = yes | |||
writable = yes | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
:;path | |||
::Set this to the path to be shared by samba | |||
Run <code>testparm</code> to check your smb.conf for internal correctness. | |||
Finally resart samba service. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" enclose="div"> | |||
sudo service smdb restart | |||
# or | |||
sudo smbd restart | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/using_samba/ch06.html Using samba] | |||
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Samba/Tips_and_tricks Samba tips and tricks] |
Latest revision as of 07:25, 14 November 2020
Samba the Linux and Unix implementation SMB/CIFS (aka, Windows File Sharing). If it is not included in a given OS distro, it can be installed easily to share files to Kodi (among other uses). Samba/SMB is often a good choice due to it being highly compatible with other computers, regardless of the OS.
Installing
- Gentoo
emerge samba
- Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install samba
Compile from source
Installing Samba regardless of distro
wget http://us4.samba.org/samba/ftp/samba-latest.tar.gz tar -xvf samba-latest.tar.gz cd samba-{version} ./configure make install
Configuring
Note: The example below is for a public share.
Samba's configuration is stored /etc/samba/smb.conf
. All the following items should be placed in that file.
Global configuration
[global] workgroup = <workgroup> netbios name = <name of server> server string = <title> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 map to guest = bad user socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 local master = no dns proxy = no
- workgroup
- Should be set to the workgroup your home pc uses if you planning on accessing this share from a windows PC
- netbios name
- This is the name that will be displayed when browsing the your Network Neighborhood
- server string
- The title of the server that will be displayed in windows(This is not the share name)
[public] path = <dir to share> public = yes only guest = yes writable = yes
- path
- Set this to the path to be shared by samba
Run testparm
to check your smb.conf for internal correctness.
Finally resart samba service.
sudo service smdb restart # or sudo smbd restart