LINUX. SAMBA Server. Share external disk

 

Purpose

Configure Samba server with external hard disk in Linux machine permanently.

I have 2 usb hardisk in a one rapberrypi with samba server and ubuntu operating system. I want share this hard disk in my network permanently

Steps

[FIRST PART]  - Mount disk permanently

COMMAND: sudo fdisk -l

List all disk

COMMAND: mkdir

We need to create 2 folders to mount each external disk, one for each disk

COMMAND: chmod

We need apply security folder permissions

COMMAND: blkid

Verify the unique identifier of disk.

In order mantain this share configuration at the next boot, we need modify the fstab file

COMMAND: sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.old

Backup file configutartion

COMMAND: sudo nano /etc/fstab

COMMAND:  sudo umount -a

Dismount and mount discks

COMMAND:  ls 

Check the mount disk

COMMAND:  sudo reboot

Now, you can reboot the computer to verify if it is permanent this configuration

[SECOND PART] Share disk in Network

Share this folders to network

REF: https://gonsystem.blogspot.com/2020/09/linux-samba-server-ubuntu.html

COMMAND: sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.old2

Backup file configutartion

COMMAND: sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Modify the configuration file, add next text

COMMAND: testparm

Check parameters

COMMAND: sudo systemctl restart smbd  

COMMAND: sudo service smbd restart     

Restart samba service

[PART THREE] Check at client

 Check from Windows Client

To map in windows

To map in Linux:

 REF: https://gonsystem.blogspot.com/2020/05/linux-samba-client-basic-configuration.html

Check at Linux Ubuntu 4.11.6
by GoN | Published: Oct 10 , 2020 | Last Updated: