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Share files with a Samba server

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Share files with a Samba server

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- [Presenter] When people work together, they often need to share files amongst themselves. The need for a shared set of files is also common in home networking situations. And it can even be useful for just one user to have a place on the network where they can store files. One of the most common ways of sharing files is to set up a Samba share, also called an SMB share, in order to allow Windows, Mac, and Linux users access to files on a server across the network. Let's take a quick look at getting a basic server running and getting a client connected to it. First, we'll need to install some software on the server to provide the file sharing service. To do that, I'll write apt install samba. We'll also need to install software on the client if the client doesn't have built in support. For now, though, I'll open up the configuration file for the Samba surface so we can put in some information about what to share with…

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