Where is Samba home directory?

Each user’s home directory is created as a subdirectory on the \\serversers\ share, such as, \\serversersser_name . This is the same format used in a Microsoft Windows environment and requires no additional work to set up.

Where is the location of the Samba configuration file?

/etc/samba directory
It’s called smb. conf and is usually located in the /etc/samba directory, although some distributions may place this file in another location.

How do I access Samba configuration file?

To start the Samba Server Configuration Tool from the desktop, go to the System (on the Panel) => Administration => Server Settings => Samba or type the command system-config-samba at a shell prompt (for example, in an XTerm or a GNOME terminal).

What is the Home folder in Windows?

(1) A storage folder that contains the user’s personal files. Starting with Windows Vista, the Windows home directory is sersername. In prior Windows versions, it was \Documents and Settingssername. In the Mac, the home directory is /users/username, and in most Linux/Unix systems, it is /home/username.

How do I add folders to samba share?

Setting up the Samba File Server on Ubuntu/Linux:

Open the terminal.
Install samba with the following command: sudo apt-get install samba smbfs.
Configure samba typing: vi /etc/samba/smb.conf.
Set your workgroup (if necesary).
Set your share folders.
Restart samba.
Create the share folder: sudo mkdir /your-share-folder.

How do I edit Samba config file?

The main Samba configuration file is located at: /etc/samba/smb. conf . You can edit it in terminal with a command line text editor like nano . In the [global] section, make sure the value of workgroup is the same with the workgroup settings of Windows computers.

How do I change Samba directory?

Changing an SMB Folder

Press the [User Tools/Counter] key.
Press [System Settings].
Press [Administrator Tools].
Press [Address Book Management].
Check that [Program / Change] is selected.
Select the name whose folder you want to change.
Press [Folder].
Select the items you want to change.

How do I setup a home directory?

How to Create Home Folder in Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2012 R2

Step 1: Create a folder in one of your hard disk drives.
Step 2: Right-click the folder you created in above step and scroll the menu.
Step 3: Click Advanced Sharing.
Step 4: Check the text box Share this folder.

How do I navigate to my home folder in Windows?

Starting with Windows Vista, the Windows home directory is sersername. In prior Windows versions, it was \Documents and Settingssername. In the Mac, the home directory is /users/username, and in most Linux/Unix systems, it is /home/username.

Is there a GUI interface available for Samba?

One of the most asked for features for Samba is a graphical user interface to help with configuration and management. This is finally starting to happen. In fact, there are now several GUI interfaces to Samba available. Some of them are listed below and I will add the others as soon as I can find the URLs. Smb4K is an SMB share browser for KDE.

How do I enable Ubuntu as a samba file server?

This section enables Ubuntu as a samba file server. To share a directory you must have permission to access the directory. Go to your home directory ( Places → Home directory). Right click on the “Documents” directory and in the pop up menu select “Share Folder”.

How do I Share my Samba folder with other users?

Go to your home directory ( Places → Home directory). Right click on the “Documents” directory and in the pop up menu select “Share Folder”. If samba is not installed, you will get a pop-up menu “Sharing services are not installed”.

What tools do I need for Samba?

1: system-config-samba. This is the GUI tool that all new Samba admins should be using. System-config-samba (Figure A) can be installed onto practically any Linux distribution and is incredibly easy to use. With this tool, you can configure the shares to be handed out, as well as the Samba server settings.