Thursday, 21 August 2008

Access Ubuntu shares from Windows pc

1. Install samba on the ubuntu machine
sudo apt-get install samba

2. Right click on the folder to share and choose Share Options. Fill in necessary info.

3. Add samba user account to Ubuntu machine
sudo smbpasswd -a
Note: should exist on the Ubuntu machine
Enter password two times

4. On the Windows pc, type in Run: \\\ and type in username and password.

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