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May 4, 2023
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Setup Samba on CentOS

CentOS Samba

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Intro

Samba is a costless technology that allows data exchange without requiring additional software.

In this section, we look on configuration process in CentOS.

For supporting it, deploy additional components.

Initial, deploy programs by inserting:

sudo yum install samba samba-client samba-common

Configuration

Afterward, it is necessary to modify config file /etc/samba/smb.conf.

Perfom:

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

That file contains many lines of code.
For application to start correctly, let s edit some of them.

Making shared catalogs

Making catalogs for file sharing is the next process.
Do it:

sudo mkdir /home/username/share1

Operating system support creation multiple directories for different users or groups.
The following is helped us to create a directory:

sudo mkdir /home/username/share1

Access settings

Access settings must be configured by adding the lines:

[share1]

path = /home/username/share1

valid users = username

read only = no

Creating Users

To create Samba users, we use perform:

sudo smbpasswd -a username

Restart Samba

Finally, we restart the Samba service to apply the settings by typing:

sudo systemctl restart smb

You can now try to connect to shared folders from another computer on the network using the username and password you created earlier.

Conclusion

Samba is an excellent tool for sharing files and printers between computers on a local network. This article provides a comprehensive guide for setting up a Samba server on CentOS.

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