HOW TO OPEN SHARE FOLDER OF WINDOWS PC ON UBUNTU PC

Step 1 - open Ubuntu PC Terminal by pressing button 

            Ctrl + Alt + T 

Step 2 -- Update your Ubuntu OS by using command 

           sudo apt-get update

Step 3 -- Install samba on PC by using command

         sudo apt-get install samba -y

Step 4 -- Check samba running status by using command

        systemctl status nmbd

Step 5 -- Make two folder one for public share folder and one for private share folder as below

        mkdir foldername 

Step 6 -- Create samba user with system user name

       sudo smbpasswd -a system_user_name

Step 7 -- Edit samba configuration file by using command

      sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf 

     go to end of file

     for example if created folder name is primms_folder then write below line of code

     [primms_folder]

     path = /home/primms/primms_folder

     read only = no 

     valid users = primms

     press ctrl+x then it will ask save Y/N.
     If you want to save press Y, if not press N. And press enter to exit the editor.

Step 8 -- Restart samba service by using command

    sudo systemctl restart smbd 

Step 9  -- Go to Window OS   go to file explorer

   type IP Address  of Ubuntu PC as below 

  if for example IP address 192.68.1.4 then type IP address in  address bar as below

     \\192.168.1.4

Enter Network Credentials

Type user and password of Ubuntu samba User and password

Step 10 -- Now to check create folder and file inside Ubuntu share folder.

Step 11 -- Create root user folder as public_folder by using command

    sudo mkdir public_folder

   write password of current user     

Step 12 -- Check user profile of Ubuntu system by using command

    ls -l 

Step 13 -- Change ownership permission for public_folder from root permission to everyone like permission of windows by using command

    sudo su  

    sudo chown nobody:nogroup  public_folder

Step 14 -- Provide write permission to nobody and nogroup by using command

   sudo chmod g+w,o+w public_folder 

Step 15 -- Edit samba configuration file by using command 

   sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf 

     go to end of file

     for example if created folder name is public_folder then write below line of code 

   [public_folder]

   path = /home/primms/public_folder

   guest ok = yes

   read only = no 

   force user = nobody

     press ctrl+x then it will ask save Y/N.
     If you want to save press Y, if not press N. And press enter to exit the editor.

 

Step 16 -- Restart samba service by using command

    sudo systemctl restart smbd