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I am new to Ubuntu and Linux and have been having problems with setting up a share folder using samba. I ran a search in Natilus for smb.conf and found that I have multiple files by that name. I am sure that having multiple files must be causing at least some of the problems I am having. What folder should the smb.conf file be located in?

The smb.conf file was found in the following folders:

  1. /etc/samba (I understand this to be the preferred folder?)
  2. /home/craig/BackUp Files (this is a back up I made of the default file)
  3. /usr/share/samba
  4. /usr/share/doc/nautilus-share/examples

Which folders should the smb.conf file be in? How could I have gotten so many smb.conf files on my computer?

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In my question I had four locations containing a smb.conf file. As stated, the preferred folder is the /etc/samba folder. I since deleted all of the other smb.conf files except for the backup file with no adverse effects.

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