Setting up Samba

#Setting up Samba for network access

First install samba

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin

Set the right settings for samba (but copy the settings file first

sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb-original.conf
sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Check if your settings are OK

testparm

check permissions on the folders you want to share

ls -l ./myFolder

set Samba users

sudo smbpasswd -a username

Restart the samba service

sudo service samba restart