Share folders through Samba in Ubuntu 11.04

Hi there Ubuntu users.


This is a small and fast how to guide to enable sharing through sabma in Ubuntu 11.04.


First 
sudo apt-get install smbfs
to install smb packages if you already ahven't. 


Then create a password for the user whose folder you wish to share. In our case it the the "shareuser" user, so that we share his home directory and throw files locally.

Create a samba password for that user
sudo smbpasswd -a shareuser

Then add some lines to the smb.conf file
sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Add those lines

    comment = shareuser Private Files
    path = /home/shareuser
    valid users = shareuser
    public = no
    writable = yes


Restart samba service and your done.
sudo restart smbd && nmbd


Make sure that your firewall is not blocking connections (check this for a firewall guide) and you are done.


Good luck