

rvice is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-installĮxecuting /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install disable nmbd

The sudo systemctl disable rvice command will produce the following output when run: nmbd is not required for this tutorial, so in the interests of security you can stop and disable it with systemctl: This command will install and start both the Samba server smbd and the Samba NetBIOS server nmbd. Let’s start by installing Samba using Ubuntu’s package management system.īefore installing new packages, let’s update the local package index to include the most up-to-date versions from the Ubuntu repositories: If you are using a different or external firewall, please refer to the relevant documentation. If you are using the UFW firewall, please refer to How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on an Ubuntu and Debian Cloud Server for guidance. Incoming TCP connections allowed on port 445. You are more likely to run out of storage space, so this should be your primary consideration when choosing your server size. Samba has modest RAM and CPU requirements and will function well on a 1GB server. Please refer to the Ubuntu 16.04 initial server setup guide for more information.

Prerequisitesīefore you begin this guide you’ll need the following:Īn Ubuntu 16.04 server with a non-root sudo user. You will also learn how to access the shares from Windows, Linux, and macOS. Your Samba server will meet all of these requirements. An administrative user should have read and write access to all personal shares and ownership of the common share. All employees should have read and write access to a common file share 3.

Every employee needs a personal, private file share 2. This organization has several requirements for their file shares: 1. In this guide, you will install and configure a standalone Samba server to provide networked file stores or shares for a hypothetical small organization called. Samba can also be used to create cross-platform file shares in a configuration called a standalone server. Samba is an open-source implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol used in Windows environments for shared services such as file and printer access and Active Directory. The author selected the Tech Education Fund to receive a donation as part of the Write for DOnations program.
