apt-get install samba samba-common cups smbclient

Add user to list of samba users:

smbpasswd -a user

Check whether samba user has been created with:

pdbedit -L -v

Change/verify the following entries in /etc/samba/smb.conf under [global]:

workgroup = yourworkgroup
server role = standalone server
map to guest = bad user

Add the following entries in /etc/samba/smb.conf under [global] below workgroup:

server string = Samba Server %v
netbios name = machinename
security = user

Modify entries under [homes]. This allows home directories to be shared read-only, with “user” having read/write access:

browseable = yes
read only = yes
write list = user
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700

Set up a file space share under [yourshare] which is named “yourshare”.

Restart samba or the 2 samba services:

/etc/init.d/samba restart
systemctl restart nmbd.service
systemctl restart smbd.service