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How to Effortlessly Share Folders with Samba on MX Linux
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Are you tired of constantly back and forth sharing files within your LAN? Well, fret no more! With Samba, you can easily manage and access shared directories from any operating system on your network. But setting up Samba shares on some distributions can be a complicated and time-consuming task, involving manual configurations in the /etc/samba/smb.conf file. Fortunately, MX Linux offers a much simpler solution with its built-in tool, MX Config Samba. Let’s take a look at how you can easily share folders on MX Linux without any hassle.
What You’ll Need
Before we dive in, you’ll need two things – a user with sudo privileges and a running instance of MX Linux. Once you have these prerequisites, you’re all set to share your directories with Samba.
Using MX Config Samba
Lucky for us, MX Linux comes pre-installed with Samba and MX Config Samba, making the process of sharing folders a breeze. To access MX Config Samba, simply search for it in the desktop menu. This handy tool allows you to easily create new shares with just a few clicks.
Creating a Share with MX Config Samba
Once you’ve opened MX Config Samba, click on the “Add” button to create a new share. In the resulting window, you can give your share a name, select the directory you want to share, add a comment and configure the access rights according to your needs. Make sure you set the access rights for both the owner and everyone else, and consider denying guest access for added security. Once you’ve configured all the settings, click “OK” to save your share.
Adding Users to the Share
Next, click on the “Users” tab, where you’ll find that it’s empty. To add a user, click on “Add” and provide a username and password when prompted. Keep in mind that you can only add users who already have accounts on your system. If you want to share the directory with users on your LAN who don’t have accounts on your system, you’ll have to enable guest access.
Additional Security Measures
For added security, you can also limit Guest access to read-only, while authenticated accounts can enjoy full read/write/execute access. This way, only those with system accounts can access the share, and unwanted users won’t have access. With MX Linux, sharing directories on a LAN has never been easier.
The Bottom Line
Subscribe to TechRepublic’s “How To Make Tech Work” on YouTube for more useful tech tips from Jack Wallen. In the world of Linux, MX Linux stands out as one of the most user-friendly and efficient distributions, especially when it comes to sharing directories on a LAN. So go ahead and give MX Linux a try for your file-sharing needs, and see for yourself just how simple and hassle-free it can be.
