Windows 10: SAMBA alternatives (Free)

Discus and support SAMBA alternatives (Free) in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi folks anybody got a decent suggestion on replacing SAMBA. Windows has to be able to see and access files on Linux NAS boxes, while Linux has to be... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by jimbo45, Dec 6, 2019.

  1. jimbo45 Win User

    SAMBA alternatives (Free)


    Hi folks

    anybody got a decent suggestion on replacing SAMBA.

    Windows has to be able to see and access files on Linux NAS boxes, while Linux has to be able to access files on Windows via network browsing. Also Smart TV's / amazon firesticks etc have to be able to access multi media files on Nas boxes.

    If I disable SMB1 then I don't see any files on the smart TV and the amazon fire stick boxes.
    I'm not too worried about security --it's only a HOME network and where I live there's no problem with people accessing my stuff -- there aren't many neigbours in range anyway !!!

    Any ideas -- from Linux one can RDP to Windows so that's not so much of an issue but I want Windows to be able to browse the network drives and smart TV's to connect. Currently I'm connecting multi-media files to amazon fire sticks by using KODI and SMB. KODI needs to be able to browse the multi-media files as well.

    Cheers
    jimbo

    :)
     
    jimbo45, Dec 6, 2019
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  2. Windows 10 Pro no longer connects to Samba Share on Linux Workstation

    Hello Simon,

    To better assist you, kindly provide the following information:

    • What version of Samba Share are you using?
    • What troubleshooting steps have your done so far?
    We look forward to your response.

    Thank you.
     
    Kenneth Mon, Dec 6, 2019
    #2
  3. Setting up SAMBA

    For some reason my windows server will not connect to my linux server running centos6.3

    Here is what it does:


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    and here is my samba share config

    Code: cat /etc/samba/smb.conf |less # Make sure not to do that on system directories as they may already have # been marked with othe SELinux labels. # # Use ls -ldZ /path to see which context a directory has # # Set labels only on directories you created! # To set a label use the following: chcon -t samba_share_t /path # # If you need to share a system created directory you can use one of the # following (read-only/read-write): # setsebool -P samba_export_all_ro on # or # setsebool -P samba_export_all_rw on # # If you want to run scripts (preexec/root prexec/print command/...) please # put them into the /var/lib/samba/scripts directory so that smbd will be # allowed to run them. # Make sure you COPY them and not MOVE them so that the right SELinux context # is applied, to check all is ok use restorecon -R -v /var/lib/samba/scripts # #-------------- # #======================= Global Settings ===================================== [global] # ----------------------- Network Related Options ------------------------- # # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: MIDEARTH # # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field # # netbios name can be used to specify a server name not tied to the hostname # # Interfaces lets you configure Samba to use multiple interfaces # If you have multiple network interfaces then you can list the ones # you want to listen on (never omit localhost) # # Hosts Allow/Hosts Deny lets you restrict who can connect, and you can # specifiy it as a per share option as well # workgroup = HORSLEY server string = Samba Server Version %v netbios name = Mediaserver : ; interfaces = lo eth0 10.0.1.1/2 ; hosts allow = 127. 192.168.12. 192.168.13. # --------------------------- Logging Options ----------------------------- # # Log File let you specify where to put logs and how to split them up. # # Max Log Size let you specify the max size log files should reach # logs split per machine log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m # max 50KB per log file, then rotate max log size = 50 # ----------------------- Standalone Server Options ------------------------ # # Scurity can be set to user, share(deprecated) or server(deprecated) # # Backend to store user information in. New installations should # use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards # compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration. security = user passdb backend = tdbsam # ----------------------- Domain Members Options ------------------------ # # Security must be set to domain or ads # # Use the realm option only with security = ads # Specifies the Active Directory realm the host is part of # # Backend to store user information in. New installations should # use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards # compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration. # # Use password server option only with security = server or if you can't # use the DNS to locate Domain Controllers # The argument list may include: # password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name] # or to auto-locate the domain controller/s # password server = * ; security = domain ; passdb backend = tdbsam ; realm = MY_REALM ; password server = <NT-Server-Name> # ----------------------- Domain Controller Options ------------------------ # # Security must be set to user for domain controllers # # Backend to store user information in. New installations should # use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards # compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration. # # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This # allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this # if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job # # Domain Logons let Samba be a domain logon server for Windows workstations. # # Logon Scrpit let yuou specify a script to be run at login time on the client # You need to provide it in a share called NETLOGON # # Logon Path let you specify where user profiles are stored (UNC path) # # Various scripts can be used on a domain controller or stand-alone # machine to add or delete corresponding unix accounts # ; security = user ; passdb backend = tdbsam ; domain master = yes ; domain logons = yes # the login script name depends on the machine name ; logon script = %m.bat # the login script name depends on the unix user used ; logon script = %u.bat ; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%u # disables profiles support by specifing an empty path ; logon path = ; add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd "%u" -n -g users ; add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd "%g" ; add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -n -c "Workstation (%u)" -M -d /n ohome -s /bin/false "%u" ; delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel "%u" ; delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/userdel "%u" "%g" ; delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel "%g" # ----------------------- Browser Control Options ---------------------------- # # set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master # browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply # # OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser # elections. The default value should be reasonable # # Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election ; local master = no ; os level = 33 ; preferred master = yes #----------------------------- Name Resolution ------------------------------- # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section: # Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both # # - WINS Support: Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server # # - WINS Server: Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client # # - WINS Proxy: Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be # at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO. # # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names # via DNS nslookups. ; wins support = yes ; wins server = w.x.y.z ; wins proxy = yes ; dns proxy = yes # --------------------------- Printing Options ----------------------------- # # Load Printers let you load automatically the list of printers rather # than setting them up individually # # Cups Options let you pass the cups libs custom options, setting it to raw # for example will let you use drivers on your Windows clients # # Printcap Name let you specify an alternative printcap file # # You can choose a non default printing system using the Printing option ; load printers = yes ; cups options = raw ; printcap name = /etc/printcap #obtain list of printers automatically on SystemV ; printcap name = lpstat ; printing = cups # --------------------------- Filesystem Options --------------------------- # # The following options can be uncommented if the filesystem supports # Extended Attributes and they are enabled (usually by the mount option # user_xattr). Thess options will let the admin store the DOS attributes # in an EA and make samba not mess with the permission bits. # # Note: these options can also be set just per share, setting them in global # makes them the default for all shares ; map archive = no ; map hidden = no ; map read only = no ; map system = no ; store dos attributes = yes #============================ Share Definitions ============================== [homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = no writable = yes ; valid users = %S ; valid users = MYDOMAIN\%S ;[printers] ; comment = All Printers ; path = /var/spool/samba ; browseable = no ; guest ok = no ; writable = no ; printable = yes # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons ; [netlogon] ; comment = Network Logon Service ; path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon ; guest ok = yes ; writable = no ; share modes = no # Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share # the default is to use the user's home directory ; [Profiles] ; path = /var/lib/samba/profiles ; browseable = no ; guest ok = yes # A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in # the "staff" group ; [public] ; comment = Public Stuff ; path = /home/samba ; public = yes ; writable = yes ; printable = no ; write list = +staff [Movies1] path = /Movies1 writeable = yes browseable = yes valid users = administrator [Movies2] path = /Movies2 writeable = yes browseable = yes valid users = administrator [Movies3] path = /Movies3 writeable = yes browseable = yes valid users = administrator [Movies4] commnet = Public Storage path = /Movies4 browseable = yes guest ok = yes writable = yes printable = no[/quote] What am I doing wrong? I've setup an administrator user ( I think) but it will not connect to the share, they show up but no access. Any ideas?
     
    freaksavior, Dec 6, 2019
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  4. Aquinus Win User

    SAMBA alternatives (Free)

    Setting up SAMBA

    Samba users require a linux user account with the same name. You can't just create a user in Samba without having one on the local system. I'm assuming you have an "administrator" account on the local machine as well as Samba? Additionally make sure that "administrator" has permissions on those directories on the *nix machine.
     
    Aquinus, Dec 6, 2019
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