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ByGeorgeGrigorion02/09/2011

InaprevioustutorialIhaveshownhowtoenablethesharingserviceinUbuntuandchangetheWorkgroupsothatitisthesamewithalltheothercomputersinyournetwork,thusmakingnetworkingbetweenUbuntuandWindows7easier.InthistutorialIwillshowhowtosharefoldersinUbuntuandhowtoaccessthemfromWindows7computers.

NOTE:ArticleupdatedtoworkonUbuntuv10.10&11.04.

EnableFileSharing&ConfiguretheWorkgroupInorderforUbuntuandWindows7tosharefiles,theyhavetobeconfiguredtobepartofthesameWorkgroup.Also,filesharingneedstobeenabledinUbuntu.

TochangeyourWindows7workgroup,see:HowtoChangetheWorkgroupinWindows7&Windows8.ToconfigureUbuntu,see:HowtoEnableFileSharing&ChangetheWorkgroupinUbuntuLinux.

Oncetheseitemsaresetupcorrectly,proceedwiththistutorial.

HowtoShareFoldersinUbuntuFirst,opentheHomeFolderinUbuntu,foundinthePlacesmenu.

HowtoShareFoldersinUbuntu&AccessthemfromWindows7

Browsetothefolderyouwanttoshare.RightclickonittoopenthecontextualmenuandclickonSharingOptions.

TheFolderSharingwindowwillopen.ChecktheboxnexttoSharethisfolder.Then,intheSharenamefield,typethesharenameyouwanttouse.IntheCommentfieldtypeanythingyouwantorjustleaveitemptytheresnoneedtocompleteit.Ifyouwanttoallowotherstocreateanddeletefilesinthefolderyouaresharing,checktheboxnexttoAllowotherstocreateanddeletefilesinthisfolder.Also,ifyouwanttoallowGuestaccess,checktheboxnexttoGuestaccess(forpeoplewithoutauseraccount).Whendone,clickonCreateSharetoactuallysharethefolder.

IfyouhaveselectedtheoptionAllowotherstocreateanddeletefilesinthisfolderapopupshowsup,askingifyouwanttoaddsomepermissionstothefolderyouaresharing.ClickontheAddthepermissionsautomaticallybutton.Now,thefolderissharedwiththerestofthenetwork.

Note:WerecommendthatyouonlysharefoldersfoundorcreatedintheHomeFolderbecausethosearefoldersonwhichyourusernamehasownership.IfyoutrytoshareafolderoutsidetheHomeFolder,youwillreceivethefollowingerrormessage:netusersharereturnederror255:netusershareadd:cannotsharepathaswearerestrictedtoonlysharingdirectoriesweown."Thiserrorappearsbecauseyoudonthaveownershiponthosefolders.InordertoshareanyofthemyouhavetogothroughacomplicatedprocedurethathasthepotentialtoaddsecurityriskstoyourUbuntucomputer.

AccessUbuntuSharedFoldersfromWindows7AfteryousharedafolderinUbuntu,letsseehowtoaccessthatfolderfromaWindows7computer.

OpenWindowsExplorer.ClickonNetworktoviewalistwithallcomputersavailable(turnedonatthattime)inthenetwork.

DoubleclicktheUbuntucomputeryouwanttoaccess.Alistwithallthesharedfoldersanddevicesfromthatcomputeropens.

Doubleclickthefolderthatyouwanttoaccess.IfyouhaventsetupthesharedfoldertoallowGuestaccess,youareaskedtointroduceausernameandpassword.

Inthefirstinputfield,typethenameoftheUbuntucomputerfollowedbyabackslash(\")andthenameoftheuseraccountwithaccesstothesharedfolder.Inthesecondinputfieldtypethepassword.IfyouwantWindowstorememberyourusernameandpassword,checktheboxnexttoRemembermycredentials.Whendone,clickonOK.

Nowthecontentofthesharedfolderisshown.

ConclusionOnanetworkwithWindows7andUbuntucomputers,youcanconfigureUbuntutosharefilesandfolderswhichareeasilyaccessiblefromaWindowsPC.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutsettingupotherPCsonalocalnetwork,orhowtofurtherutilizethenetworkingfeaturesbetweenUbuntuLinuxandWindows7,checkoutthearticleslistedbelow.

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byAnonymouson01/10/201112:23

WhenItrytoshareafolderusingtheprocedureyoudescribed,Igetthefollowingerror:

'netusershare'returnederror255:netusershareadd:cannotconvertname"Everyone"toaSID.Logonfailure.

HowdoIfixthis?

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Clickmetogobacktothetopofthepage!

byjonhon03/29/201119:26

greattutorial,onlyproblemiswhenIgettothesectiontitled"AccessUbuntuSharedFoldersfromWindows7"theUbuntucomputersimplydoesnotshowuponthenetworklist.Youmakenomentionofanythingtosetuponthewin7machine,whatdoIhavetodotomakemyUbuntucomputershowuponmynetwork?

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byCiprianAdrianRusenon03/29/201121:06

IntheRunwindow(Windows+R),type\\name of ubuntu computerandseeifyoucanaccessit.Ifnot,then...eithertheUbuntucomputerisnotonthesamenetworkorsomethingisblockingitsometimessecuritysolutionsinterferewithyournetworkandcausesuchissues.

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byAnonymouson04/25/201111:51

ItriedthesesamestepsbutwheneverItrytoaccessthesharedfolderIcanaccessthelinuxmachinebutnothingisdisplayed(0items),amIdoingsomethingwrong?

Alsowhatistheroleofthe'smb.conf'filewhenwecansharethefoldersfrominsidethelinuxdesktop?ordowehavetoconfigure\smb.conf'filefirst?

Thnxreply

byCiprianAdrianRusenon04/25/201114:46

Youneedtoeditandconfigurethesmb.conffilefirst.Checkoutthistutorialtolearnwhatyouneedtodowithit:HowtoEnableFileSharing&ChangetheWorkgroupinUbuntuLinux.

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byAnkuron08/20/201111:02

simpleandusefultutorial.usingitrightnowreply

byasenyon10/21/201116:07

Fantasticilovedit,itreallyhelpedmealotthanx:)reply

byRajeeveon11/08/201109:24

Thathelpedverymuch.Thankyou.reply

byCiprianAdrianRusenon11/08/201113:21

We'regladthistutorialhelped!:D

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byburnedagainon12/14/201102:05

Whenyousharefileswiththismethodtherearenoentriescreatedin/etc/samba/smb.confthatIcandetect.......sowhatgives?Isthisnotapartofsamba?Whereisthe.confforthisfileshare?IaskbecauseIhaveamorecomplicatedproblem.

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bySilversleevesXon12/26/201120:01

I'vebeentryingtosharepasswordprotectedfoldersonmyUbuntu(DesktopinstalledontopofKubuntu)11.04laptopforalmosttwoweeksnow.Ihavenotbeenabletodoso,asmyWindows7HomePremiuminstalledonadesktopmachinehasinvariablyandrepeatedlygivenmethemessage"Loginfailed:incorrectpassword"wheneverIhavetriedtoopenthefolderseitherofthosesharesrepresentfromWin7.AllowingGuestaccessworksfine,andI'dbesatisfiedwithit,exceptthatunderGuestaccess,anyfilescreated,copiedto,orsavedintheshareinvariablyhavetohavetheirpermissions,ownershipandgroupIDchangedinLinux.Iknowthisisn'tnecessarywhenapasswordprotectedsharehasfilescreated,copiedtoorsavedinit,becausethefile'sumaskissetcorrectlyinsmb.conforsomewhereelse"underthehood"inLinux.

Ihavealsodiscoveredthat,unlessonemountsone'sownsharedfolderinUbuntuLinux,thereisabsolutelynowayofspecifyingthatshare'sumasknottomention,thisworkaroundseemsonlytoapplytofilescreatedinsharesfromloggedincomputersrunningUbuntu,Debianorsomeother'flavor'ofLinux.

Sowhatwehavehereistheproverbial'dogchasingitsowntail.'

ThelastversionofWindowsIranonanyofmycomputerswasWindowsXPProSP3.It'ssadtothinkthatinthelastsixorsevenyears,Microsoft,intryingtomakeupforsecurityflawsandgaffesinthepast(ofthisIhavenodoubt),havecompletelyruinedwhatmostfolksmighthavebeeninclinedatonetimeoranothertocall"theirbaby."Samba,tomanypeopleIknow,issynonymouswith"Windowsfilesharing"they'resurprisedwhenItellthemit'smaintainedbyaseparateorganizationhavinglittleornothingtododirectlywithMicrosoft.Nowitwouldbefoolishforanyonetomaketheconnection,fullstop,betweentheoneandtheother.

Inshort,thereisnowaytoaccesspasswordprotectedfoldersonUbuntumachinesrunningSMB/CIFSfromanyincarnationofWindows7,becausewhatWindows7runsisobviouslynot"straightSamba."

Buttakeheart:mostISPsblockthehighestTCP/UDPports,bynumber,byname139and445,andasthelowertwoorthreewereintendedstrictlyforLANuse,thewholeofhonesttogoodnessSambais,whilenot100%secure,asclosetoitasshouldmakenodifferenceformostusers.

BZTreply

byChristopherWilsonon09/19/201201:12

Justwrotethis,hopeithelps:http://wilson18.com/howto/linuxnetworking/howtosharefoldersinubun...

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byChristoon12/26/201214:53

Goodday.

Thisworkswelltoaccessthefiles.Myproblemiswriteprotections.IfIsavethefilefromaWindows7or8PCtotheshared/home/netsharedfolderitgetareadonlylockonit.Iamabletofixthusvia

sudo chown -R -L -H -v {username} *

Buthavingtotodothiseachtimeisannoying,AnddoingthismakesitReadonlytotheWindowsPCandtheotherLinuxPC.Inotherwords,Icanseethefilesbutcan`tsaveoverthemfromanotherPC.

Anyideas.reply

byMelanieRimmeron12/27/201218:15

Thisisveryhelpfulandeasytofollow.Itworkedforme.reply

byAndyBlahnikon12/07/201306:15

Worksgreat!JustremembertorefreshthenetworklistonthewindowsPCtoseethenewUbuntufolders

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byFarshidTon04/24/201413:19

Forthosewhocan'tgetpassedtheauthenticationinwindows,configureausernameandpasswordthatwillbeusedtoaccesstheshare:smbpasswdayourusername

ThenrestarttheSMBservice:sudoservicesmbdrestart

Source:http://www.howtogeek.com/176471/howtosharefilesbetweenwindowsandl...reply

byTravisHon01/28/201515:26

Thanks!Thistiphelpedmeoutgreatly!reply

byZlatevon03/05/201509:56

Thankyou!reply

byQuintuson11/07/201409:35

Ihavetriedeverythingabove,BeforesharingafileinUbuntuIcouldseethemachineonthe

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