Ubuntu Server - SAMBA

Assuming you have preinstall the Ubuntu server with the following options :-

• OpenSSH.
• Samba File Server.

Follow these steps-by-steps :-

1. sudo apt-get update
2. sudo apt-get upgrade
3. sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
• static
• address 192.168.4.200
• netmask 255.255.255.0
• gateway 192.168.4.1
• network 192.168.4.0
• broadcast 192.168.4.255
• dns-nameservers 202.188.0.133 202.188.1.5
4. sudo fdisk -l
5. sudo nano /etc/fstab
• /dev/sdb1 /media/sdb1 ntfs
• /dev/sdc1 /media/sdc1 ntfs
6. sudo mkdir /media/sdb1
7. sudo mkdir /media/sdc1
8. sudo blkid (note the HDD's UUID displayed).
9. sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb1 /media/sdb1
10. sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdc1 /media/sdc1
11. sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
• [MUSIC]
• Comment = My Music Folder
• path = /media/sdb1
• browsable = yes
• guest ok =  yes
• read only = no
• read list = @[username]
• write list = @[username]
12. sudo restart smbd
13. sudo restart nmbd
14. sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport ssh -j ACCEPT
15. sudo sh -c "iptables-save > /etc/iptables.rules"
16. sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
• prep-up iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules