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Hello everyone I have installed all the files I needed for my samba file server. I have also installed the gadmin-samba 0.3.2. I am trying to set a user-name and password also I would like to know how to ad my laptops I own to the machines allowed to connect to it. it can be in terminal but preferably in gadmin-samba which is like a GUI. please be very descriptive my systems is Ubuntu 14.04 and Gadmin-Samba 0.3.2










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    Hello everyone I have installed all the files I needed for my samba file server. I have also installed the gadmin-samba 0.3.2. I am trying to set a user-name and password also I would like to know how to ad my laptops I own to the machines allowed to connect to it. it can be in terminal but preferably in gadmin-samba which is like a GUI. please be very descriptive my systems is Ubuntu 14.04 and Gadmin-Samba 0.3.2










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      Hello everyone I have installed all the files I needed for my samba file server. I have also installed the gadmin-samba 0.3.2. I am trying to set a user-name and password also I would like to know how to ad my laptops I own to the machines allowed to connect to it. it can be in terminal but preferably in gadmin-samba which is like a GUI. please be very descriptive my systems is Ubuntu 14.04 and Gadmin-Samba 0.3.2










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      Hello everyone I have installed all the files I needed for my samba file server. I have also installed the gadmin-samba 0.3.2. I am trying to set a user-name and password also I would like to know how to ad my laptops I own to the machines allowed to connect to it. it can be in terminal but preferably in gadmin-samba which is like a GUI. please be very descriptive my systems is Ubuntu 14.04 and Gadmin-Samba 0.3.2







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          I can get you there with there from the commandline. I don't use Gadmin.



          First off, most of the default would probably work without making any changes. All you should have to do is just add the folder specifications you want to share.



          Pick a folder or create a folder called, for instance, "myshare". Now edit and append these lines to the /etc/samba/smb.conf file:



          [myshare]
          comment = My Shared Area
          path = /myshare
          writeable = yes
          browseable = yes
          valid users = user1, user2


          The [myshare] is the name of the share that will appear on the network for connecting to the resource. This doesn't have to match he actual folder name. But having something similar to it will have you to remember the resource you have setup.



          The valid users are the ones you have created to have access to the shares. The user names will have to be a name that is actually on the Ubuntu machine. You'll still have to add the names to Samba's access list. You can do this with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user1
          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user2


          When the users are added you can always modify their passwords with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd user1



          After that is done you connect to the share with Windows the same way as you would any other windows shared folder. The network resource would be:



          For windows:



          \machinemyshare


          For linux it would be:



          //machine/myshare


          A convenient way (semi GUI) is to bring up your file browser (either Windows or Linux) and type in the associated shared connection above into the address field of the file browser (windows' explorer or Ubuntu's natilus).



          You can also connect to the Linux shared by typing this into a command terminal on Windows:



          explorer \machinemyshare





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          • hello where do i click to find my original computer shared folder which will be my home folder

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:01











          • @user281745 You type the line I gave you into the file explorer and press enter.

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:06











          • when i type in 1(explorer \machinehome) or 2(//machine/home) it give me 1(No command 'explorer' found did you mean: command 'jxplorer'(universe) explorer: command not found) 2(bash://machine/home: No such File or Directory

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:24











          • What version of Windows are you running that it can't find explorer?

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:35











          • I’m sorry I don’t use windows when it said for Linux I was assuming it was for Ubuntu 14.04 and when I tried to change the spot in smb.config file and I as my users I created it says you don’t have the proper privileges to save this file

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:56











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          I can get you there with there from the commandline. I don't use Gadmin.



          First off, most of the default would probably work without making any changes. All you should have to do is just add the folder specifications you want to share.



          Pick a folder or create a folder called, for instance, "myshare". Now edit and append these lines to the /etc/samba/smb.conf file:



          [myshare]
          comment = My Shared Area
          path = /myshare
          writeable = yes
          browseable = yes
          valid users = user1, user2


          The [myshare] is the name of the share that will appear on the network for connecting to the resource. This doesn't have to match he actual folder name. But having something similar to it will have you to remember the resource you have setup.



          The valid users are the ones you have created to have access to the shares. The user names will have to be a name that is actually on the Ubuntu machine. You'll still have to add the names to Samba's access list. You can do this with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user1
          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user2


          When the users are added you can always modify their passwords with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd user1



          After that is done you connect to the share with Windows the same way as you would any other windows shared folder. The network resource would be:



          For windows:



          \machinemyshare


          For linux it would be:



          //machine/myshare


          A convenient way (semi GUI) is to bring up your file browser (either Windows or Linux) and type in the associated shared connection above into the address field of the file browser (windows' explorer or Ubuntu's natilus).



          You can also connect to the Linux shared by typing this into a command terminal on Windows:



          explorer \machinemyshare





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          • hello where do i click to find my original computer shared folder which will be my home folder

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:01











          • @user281745 You type the line I gave you into the file explorer and press enter.

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:06











          • when i type in 1(explorer \machinehome) or 2(//machine/home) it give me 1(No command 'explorer' found did you mean: command 'jxplorer'(universe) explorer: command not found) 2(bash://machine/home: No such File or Directory

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:24











          • What version of Windows are you running that it can't find explorer?

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:35











          • I’m sorry I don’t use windows when it said for Linux I was assuming it was for Ubuntu 14.04 and when I tried to change the spot in smb.config file and I as my users I created it says you don’t have the proper privileges to save this file

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:56
















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          I can get you there with there from the commandline. I don't use Gadmin.



          First off, most of the default would probably work without making any changes. All you should have to do is just add the folder specifications you want to share.



          Pick a folder or create a folder called, for instance, "myshare". Now edit and append these lines to the /etc/samba/smb.conf file:



          [myshare]
          comment = My Shared Area
          path = /myshare
          writeable = yes
          browseable = yes
          valid users = user1, user2


          The [myshare] is the name of the share that will appear on the network for connecting to the resource. This doesn't have to match he actual folder name. But having something similar to it will have you to remember the resource you have setup.



          The valid users are the ones you have created to have access to the shares. The user names will have to be a name that is actually on the Ubuntu machine. You'll still have to add the names to Samba's access list. You can do this with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user1
          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user2


          When the users are added you can always modify their passwords with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd user1



          After that is done you connect to the share with Windows the same way as you would any other windows shared folder. The network resource would be:



          For windows:



          \machinemyshare


          For linux it would be:



          //machine/myshare


          A convenient way (semi GUI) is to bring up your file browser (either Windows or Linux) and type in the associated shared connection above into the address field of the file browser (windows' explorer or Ubuntu's natilus).



          You can also connect to the Linux shared by typing this into a command terminal on Windows:



          explorer \machinemyshare





          share|improve this answer
























          • hello where do i click to find my original computer shared folder which will be my home folder

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:01











          • @user281745 You type the line I gave you into the file explorer and press enter.

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:06











          • when i type in 1(explorer \machinehome) or 2(//machine/home) it give me 1(No command 'explorer' found did you mean: command 'jxplorer'(universe) explorer: command not found) 2(bash://machine/home: No such File or Directory

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:24











          • What version of Windows are you running that it can't find explorer?

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:35











          • I’m sorry I don’t use windows when it said for Linux I was assuming it was for Ubuntu 14.04 and when I tried to change the spot in smb.config file and I as my users I created it says you don’t have the proper privileges to save this file

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:56














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          I can get you there with there from the commandline. I don't use Gadmin.



          First off, most of the default would probably work without making any changes. All you should have to do is just add the folder specifications you want to share.



          Pick a folder or create a folder called, for instance, "myshare". Now edit and append these lines to the /etc/samba/smb.conf file:



          [myshare]
          comment = My Shared Area
          path = /myshare
          writeable = yes
          browseable = yes
          valid users = user1, user2


          The [myshare] is the name of the share that will appear on the network for connecting to the resource. This doesn't have to match he actual folder name. But having something similar to it will have you to remember the resource you have setup.



          The valid users are the ones you have created to have access to the shares. The user names will have to be a name that is actually on the Ubuntu machine. You'll still have to add the names to Samba's access list. You can do this with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user1
          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user2


          When the users are added you can always modify their passwords with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd user1



          After that is done you connect to the share with Windows the same way as you would any other windows shared folder. The network resource would be:



          For windows:



          \machinemyshare


          For linux it would be:



          //machine/myshare


          A convenient way (semi GUI) is to bring up your file browser (either Windows or Linux) and type in the associated shared connection above into the address field of the file browser (windows' explorer or Ubuntu's natilus).



          You can also connect to the Linux shared by typing this into a command terminal on Windows:



          explorer \machinemyshare





          share|improve this answer













          I can get you there with there from the commandline. I don't use Gadmin.



          First off, most of the default would probably work without making any changes. All you should have to do is just add the folder specifications you want to share.



          Pick a folder or create a folder called, for instance, "myshare". Now edit and append these lines to the /etc/samba/smb.conf file:



          [myshare]
          comment = My Shared Area
          path = /myshare
          writeable = yes
          browseable = yes
          valid users = user1, user2


          The [myshare] is the name of the share that will appear on the network for connecting to the resource. This doesn't have to match he actual folder name. But having something similar to it will have you to remember the resource you have setup.



          The valid users are the ones you have created to have access to the shares. The user names will have to be a name that is actually on the Ubuntu machine. You'll still have to add the names to Samba's access list. You can do this with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user1
          $ sudo smbpasswd -a user2


          When the users are added you can always modify their passwords with:



          $ sudo smbpasswd user1



          After that is done you connect to the share with Windows the same way as you would any other windows shared folder. The network resource would be:



          For windows:



          \machinemyshare


          For linux it would be:



          //machine/myshare


          A convenient way (semi GUI) is to bring up your file browser (either Windows or Linux) and type in the associated shared connection above into the address field of the file browser (windows' explorer or Ubuntu's natilus).



          You can also connect to the Linux shared by typing this into a command terminal on Windows:



          explorer \machinemyshare






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          • hello where do i click to find my original computer shared folder which will be my home folder

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:01











          • @user281745 You type the line I gave you into the file explorer and press enter.

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:06











          • when i type in 1(explorer \machinehome) or 2(//machine/home) it give me 1(No command 'explorer' found did you mean: command 'jxplorer'(universe) explorer: command not found) 2(bash://machine/home: No such File or Directory

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:24











          • What version of Windows are you running that it can't find explorer?

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:35











          • I’m sorry I don’t use windows when it said for Linux I was assuming it was for Ubuntu 14.04 and when I tried to change the spot in smb.config file and I as my users I created it says you don’t have the proper privileges to save this file

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:56



















          • hello where do i click to find my original computer shared folder which will be my home folder

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:01











          • @user281745 You type the line I gave you into the file explorer and press enter.

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:06











          • when i type in 1(explorer \machinehome) or 2(//machine/home) it give me 1(No command 'explorer' found did you mean: command 'jxplorer'(universe) explorer: command not found) 2(bash://machine/home: No such File or Directory

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:24











          • What version of Windows are you running that it can't find explorer?

            – L. D. James
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:35











          • I’m sorry I don’t use windows when it said for Linux I was assuming it was for Ubuntu 14.04 and when I tried to change the spot in smb.config file and I as my users I created it says you don’t have the proper privileges to save this file

            – user281745
            Aug 24 '14 at 3:56

















          hello where do i click to find my original computer shared folder which will be my home folder

          – user281745
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:01





          hello where do i click to find my original computer shared folder which will be my home folder

          – user281745
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:01













          @user281745 You type the line I gave you into the file explorer and press enter.

          – L. D. James
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:06





          @user281745 You type the line I gave you into the file explorer and press enter.

          – L. D. James
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:06













          when i type in 1(explorer \machinehome) or 2(//machine/home) it give me 1(No command 'explorer' found did you mean: command 'jxplorer'(universe) explorer: command not found) 2(bash://machine/home: No such File or Directory

          – user281745
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:24





          when i type in 1(explorer \machinehome) or 2(//machine/home) it give me 1(No command 'explorer' found did you mean: command 'jxplorer'(universe) explorer: command not found) 2(bash://machine/home: No such File or Directory

          – user281745
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:24













          What version of Windows are you running that it can't find explorer?

          – L. D. James
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:35





          What version of Windows are you running that it can't find explorer?

          – L. D. James
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:35













          I’m sorry I don’t use windows when it said for Linux I was assuming it was for Ubuntu 14.04 and when I tried to change the spot in smb.config file and I as my users I created it says you don’t have the proper privileges to save this file

          – user281745
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:56





          I’m sorry I don’t use windows when it said for Linux I was assuming it was for Ubuntu 14.04 and when I tried to change the spot in smb.config file and I as my users I created it says you don’t have the proper privileges to save this file

          – user281745
          Aug 24 '14 at 3:56


















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