Notes

Setting up shared network between Ubuntu and Mac using Samba

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Linux

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Install Samba

1sudo apt install -y samba 

Config

1# make a backup of original conf file
2sudo /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb_bak.conf
3# edit conf file and add share folders
4sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
 1# SHARED FOLDERS
 2# Added by Aamnah on Fri 25 May 2018
 3
 4[Movies]
 5    comment = Movies
 6    path = /media/NAS/MOVIES/
 7    browseable = yes
 8    read only = no
 9    guest ok = yes
10    
11[TVShows]
12    comment = TV Show
13    path = "/media/NAS/TV Shows/"
14    browseable = yes
15    read only = no
16    guest ok = yes
1# restart Samba
2sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

Create a user to use with Samba

1# create user
2sudo useradd bumblebee -m -G users
3# set password for the user you just created
4sudo passwd bumblebee

Set a password for your user in Samba

1sudo smbpasswd -a <username>

Share a folder

Right click on folder > Properties > Share this folder

Now on Mac, Cmd+K, enter smb://yourIPwhatever, enter your username and password, and mount any of the folders you shared. You can share whole partitions or drives if you want.

That’s it.