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Samba allows us to share out or retrieve shared files from Windows.
To share out files from Debian.
Install package files samba, smbclient and smbfs.
apt-get install samba smbclient smbfs
Stop the Samba service.
service samba stop
Create a backup of the default configuration file.
mv /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.bak
Create a directory that will be shared out with Samba.
mkdir -p /srv/samba/tmp chmod 1777 /srv/samba/tmp
Create a new Samba configuration.
nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
basic configuration for smb.conf
[global] workgroup = WORKGROUP netbios name = debian [tmp] path = /srv/samba/tmp writeable = yes guest ok = yes
Exit the text editor and verify the configuration file’s syntax.
testparam
Start the Samba service.
service samba start
Create user accounts to access the shared directory.
useradd windowsuser smbpasswd -a windowsuser
Map the shared directory on a Windows client.
//debian/tmp
To access a Windows shared directory from debian.
There are several methods to access Windows shared directory. One of it is to access it using smbclient which is like accessing an ftp server. Another is method is to mount the directory onto the debian client and access it like an NFS server.
Share c:\Users\Public on Windows.
Make sure that netbios over TCPIP is enabled on the Windows client.
On Debian.
smbclient //WindowsServer/Public -U Administrator
Once logged on, we should now be able to retrieve files from the Windows client.
To mount the Windows shared directory onto the Debian client, make sure that the Debian client is able to resolve the Windows server’s computer name into ip address.
Create a directory for mounting
mkdir -p /mnt/tmp
Mount the directory.
mount -t cifs -o username=Administrator //WindowsServer/Public /mnt/tmp
You should now be able to see the files in /mnt/tmp.
To have the directory automatically mounted upon rebooting.
Open up /etc/fstab.
nano /etc/fstab
Add the following line.
//Windows/Public /mnt/tmp cifs default,user,username=Administrator,password=Admin123456 0 0
Save and exit the text editor.
Do a mount -a and check if the directory is mounted onto /mnt/tmp