Samba Share

This Samba Share is from Linux/Cloud(e.g:debian) to Others(like:macos).

1.Install Samba

Just use the below:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install samba

2.Create Samba Password file

sudo touch /etc/samba/smbpasswd

3.Create User Name and Password(Using the current user name and password)

sudo smbpasswd -a username

4.Config Smaba

There will be have a default configuration file smb.conf under /etc/samba.

But you'd better rename the default file into smb.conf.original and create

a new file named smb.conf using the below code:

sudo mv /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.original

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Edit the /etc/samba/smb.conf:

sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

Also, add the below to the Global zone on the file

[global]

## Browsing/Identification ###

# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of

   workgroup = WORKGROUP

# Refer: https://cloud.tencent.com/developer/article/1184150
# Setting the name of samba server

   server string = samba_server_on_debian_11

# Setting the role type of samba server

   server role = standalone server

# Binding samba to the internet ports

   interfaces = lo eth3

# Making sure that samba only bind to the list of interfaces

   bind interfaces only = yes

# Disabling the not of NetBIOS business's function

   disable netbios = yes

# Setting the listen port for samba server from the outside accessing

   smb ports = 445

# Settings the name and location of log file

   log file = /var/log/samba/smb.log

# Settings the size of the log file

   max log size = 10000

# Settings the info and level of log file

   log level = 3 passdb:5 auth:5

# The below configuration solve the problem(protocol negotiation failed:
# NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_RESET or protocol negotiation failed:
# NT_STATUS_IO_TIMEOUT or protocol negotiation failed: 
# NT_STATUS_INVALID_NETWORK_RESPONSE).
# Adding the protocol configuration for the client and server settings

   client min protocol = CORE
   client max protocol = SMB3

Adding the below to the bottom of that file

[share]
# Refer: https://cloud.tencent.com/developer/article/1184150
# share: the sharing name of login using

   comment = share folder with macOS

# path: the absolute directory of sharing folder under file system   
   path = /home/username/mac_share

# create mask: enhance the writing power to any files under sharing folder
   create mask = 0766

# directory mask: enable the creating directory under sharing folder
   directory mask = 0766

# valid users: the user list of accessing the sharing folder. Set user name,
# user group(e.g: administration or admin, using @admins).
   valid users username
  
   force user = username

   force group = username

   available = yes

# browseable: setting whether other users could accessing the sharing folder or
# not? If enable, then other samba server users could check whether the sharing
# folder live or not, but could not read or write that sharing folder         
   browseable = yes

# read only: setting whether the valid users could write the sharing folder
   read only = no       

   public = yes

   writable = yes

Attention please, "create mask" or "directory mask" 0766 is the Linux

permissions(An introduction to chmod)

or in Japanese

or in chinese.

Notice: No matter any time, Checkout syntax

just use testparm to check your changes after you edit smb.conf,

then let the daemon re-read the config with a "sudo /etc/init.d/smbd restart"

or "sudo service smbd restart".