Simple Samba Setup
Under PCLinuxOS KDE
by Texstar
This tutorial will walk you through setting up a simple shared folder in your home directory.
Open Dolphin
Create a new Folder called Shared in your home directory
Right click on the Shared Folder
Click on Properties
Click on Permissions
Click on Advanced
Check all 6 boxes
Click OK
Click OK
Open Synaptic
Click Reload to get a current file list
Click on Search
Type in task-samba
Right click on the task-samba
Mark for installation
Click Apply
Close out Synaptic after transaction is complete
Open Configure Your Computer (PCLinuxOS Control Center)
Click on Network Sharing
Click on Share drives and directories with Windows (SMB) System
The Wizard will start.
Select Standalone - standalone server
Click OK
Workgroup type mshome
Netbios name type samba-server
Click OK
Security Mode - Select Share
Host Allow - type 192.168.1. (Please note all of my network computers use 192.168.x.x)
Click OK.
Server Banner
Click OK
Samba Log
Click OK
Final Status Wizard page
Click OK
Congrats to you. The Wizard has configured your Samba Server
Click OK
File Share Tab
Click on Modify
Click on Open
Select the Shared folder you setup earlier
Click OK
Add Yes to Public, Writable , Browseable
Click OK
Click on Samba Users Tab
Click on Add
Select Nobody
Leave the password field blank
Click OK
Click on the Samba Server Menu Item next to File
Select Reload
Select Restart
Click OK
While still in the Control Center go to System -> Manage System Services
Scroll down to SMB
It should show as running
Check the box to On Boot
Click OK
You can now close out the PCLinuxOS Control Center.
To test copy some files into the Shared folder.
Go to another computer on the network (sorry no Windows here)
Open the Konqueror File Manager from the menu -> File Tools
In the URL bar type smb://samba-server/homes
There is your shared folder with files! \O/
For Dolphin Click on Network
Click on Samba Shares
Click on mshome
Click again on Samba-Server
Click one more time - on Homes
There is your shared folder with files! \O/
Holy crap you did it!
