How to Make an Ubuntu File Server With Samba
Why Ask Ubuntu recommends it
Ask Ubuntu users cite it as the guide they followed to set up their Samba file server, then come back with follow-up problems about media sharing, VPNs and network changes.
Recommended by 0 people across 0 different months, 2014 to 2017.
What it is
A 2013 step-by-step tutorial on turning an Ubuntu Server machine into a home file server using Samba, so Windows, Mac and Linux computers on the same network can share files. It is presented by the TechOpt channel and runs about 27 minutes.
What people said
Cites My_Pal_Cal · 2014-03 · Ask Ubuntu · on “How can I view my stored media on my PS3 on my Ubuntu server?”
I have recently installed Ubuntu Server and setup Samba I believe to use as a general use home server. How do I go about making this server available to my PS3 so that I can view my stored media on my PS3? I enjoy the Ubuntu Server over Ubuntu Desktop because of the wimpy computer specs. IDK if you need to know the following information, but I will include it anyways. Computer is 2.4Ghz Only an 80 GB HD (PATA/IDE) 512MB DDR RAM Ubuntu Server 12.04.4 Samba v? I set up an Ubuntu file server using this [this video] .
Cites heiinhei · 2015-07 · Ask Ubuntu · on “Can't Connect to Samba Server After Setting Up VPN”
I had installed Samba by following this guide: Samba Guide [this video] for a while on my ubuntu server now, everything works fine until I installed OpenVPN to my server recently. After I have installed OpenVPN and the Samba server stopped working, I can still see the server from Network in Windows I set up but cannot access it anymore, neither connecting using my VPN nor not. Here's my Samba config /etc/samba/smb.conf : # # Sample configuration file for the Samba suite for Debian GNU/Linux. # # # This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the # smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed # here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options most of which #
Cites Simi · 2017-02 · Ask Ubuntu · on “Samba server stopped working after some router changes”
I installed ubuntu server with samba step-by-step with this tutorial: [this video] . I used samba on ubuntu server 14.04 for two days. Everything was fine, all my devices connected on network can access this server without problem. Then I move some files to server about 80GB. I can access this data from all devices. Then I shutdown server and change some router setting like password and coding (from tkip to aes). When I wanted to start server again this shows up: waiting for network configuration followed by: waiting an additional 60 seconds for network configuration Since that happened no device can see server in network. I tried to edit network interface: sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces Resto