How to install samba server on Ubuntu 16.04 desktop

      How to configure samba server on Ubuntu 16.04       

Hi,

I would try to describe, how to install and configure Samba on Ubuntu Mate 16.04.

Installation:

• sudo apt-get update

• sudo apt-get install samba samba-common system-config-samba      nfs-common python-glade2

Configuring:

smbpasswd -a user_name - We're adding user for our samba server (it can be different as system user), then we have to add password for our user.

Then we should give chmod for libuser.conf:

sudo su
touch /etc/libuser.conf
chmod 666 /etc/libuser.conf

At the end, restart Samba Server: /etc/init.d/samba restart

Now we can configure our Samba Server in graphical environment.
Find in menu SYSTEM -> ADMINISTRATION -> SAMBA special panel to configure Samba Server.

When we pick "plus" button we can add directory to share in our network.

 Also we can add commons for "writable" and "Visible", change "Share name" and "Description".

In "Access" bookmark we can change access: for only specific user or for everyone.