Beginners • Re: Could I get some help with Samba please?

As I understand it, LE makes files shared automatically.
This appears to be the case when i look in via my phone, my two Volumio Pis, my laptop and big PC with Mint Cinnamon on.
I am just able to access them immediately. No setting up or anything.

How does it do that ?
Samba requires that shares are created in smb.conf or as usershares before it can use them.

I have no idea I am afraid, I just think I remember reading it somewhere.

Edit:
I installed samba with:

Code:

sudo apt-get install  samba-common smbclient samba-common-bin smbclient  cifs-utils

Can you please check the the 'samba' package is installed with:

Code:

sudo apt-get install samba

The 'samba-common' packages will be installed if you install 'samba', but I don't think the 'samba' package will be installed if you just install the 'samba-common' packages.

Thank you for this.
I have done as you have suggested.
On my Mint machines, it just shows up, do I need to tell my pi where to go?
I didn't need to on thursday. I have just got a bit lost with all the things I have read, I don't know what I am actually meant to do.
Is the Pi OS meant to act different to the others perhaps?

Edit:
Sorry, forgot to add. After installing samba as you suggested, I now have my Pi5 (the machine I am on) showing up in smb.

Statistics: Posted by Grarea — Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:56 pm

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