====== Samba File Server ======
===== Installation =====
  - <code>apt-get install samba samba-common cups smbclient</code>
  - Add user to list of samba users:<code>smbpasswd -a user</code>
  - Check whether samba user has been created with:<code>pdbedit -L -v</code>
  - Change/verify the following entries in __/etc/samba/smb.conf__ under [global]:<code>workgroup = yourworkgroup
server role = standalone server
map to guest = bad user</code>
  - Add the following entries in __/etc/samba/smb.conf__ under [global] below workgroup:<code>server string = Samba Server %v
netbios name = machinename
security = user</code>
  - Modify entries under [homes]. This allows home directories to be shared read-only, with "user" having read/write access:<code>browseable = yes
read only = yes
write list = user
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700</code>
  - Set up a file space share under [yourshare] which is named "yourshare".

  - Restart samba or the 2 samba services:<code>/etc/init.d/samba restart
systemctl restart nmbd.service
systemctl restart smbd.service</code>

===== Useful commands =====
  * Find computers and shares on the network:<code>smbtree -b -N
smbtree -b -U user%passwd
smbclient -L machinename [user]
smbstatus --shares</code>
  * Connect a share:<code>smbclient //machine/share -U user%passwd</code>

===== Links =====
  * [[https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/debian-samba-server/|Samba Standalone Server Installation on Debian 9 (Stretch)]]
  * [[http://linux-training.be/networking/ch21.html|samba securing shares]]
  * [[https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/smb.conf.5.html|smb.conf]]