How to setup a shared folder in ubuntu? Samba Shared Folder

Setting up the Samba File Server on Ubuntu/Linux:

1. Open the terminal
2. Install samba with the following command:  sudo apt-get install samba cifs-utils
3. Configure samba typing: vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
4. Set your workgroup (if necesary). Go down in the file, until you see :

# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of 
workgroup = WORKGROUP

5. Set your share folders. Do something like this (change your path and comments)

# Ninja's share
[sharename]
  comment = YOUR COMMENTS
  path = /your-share-folder
  read only = no
  guest ok = yes

6. Restart samba. type: /etc/init.d/smbd restart
7. Create the share folder: sudo mkdir /your-share-folder
8. Set the permissions: sudo chmod 0777 /your-share-folder
you are all set in ubuntu


From Client Ubuntu PC:-

1. Open a folder explorer

2. Select "Other Locations" at the bottom left

3. Enter the following URL into bottom text box of Connect to Server

smb://guest@server_ip:/sharename

4. You will see a pop up to fill in the the password under Workgroup

just key in anything like 123 as the password

5. Done.

p/s: copied from https://adrianmejia.com/how-to-set-up-samba-in-ubuntu-linux-and-access-it-in-mac-os-and-windows/