Exact same question as this one, but using CLI instead of GUI.
I'd like to allow login access to a shared SMB directory, but the users get no other access to the server.
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The question you refer to deals with guest access to samba, in other words everyone on the network has access to the share with no password. In your case, if that's what you want, what's the point of creating a special "user for samba only", if all have access anyway?– mikewhateverOct 14, 2014 at 15:04
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As the other asker also said, I do want logins and passwords for the file share.– Foo BarOct 14, 2014 at 15:05
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Not sure what other asker you are talking about. See my answer below, hope it helps.– mikewhateverOct 14, 2014 at 15:19
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Thanks. I was referring to: askubuntu.com/questions/152020/…– Foo BarOct 14, 2014 at 16:47
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- Create a user on the server:
sudo adduser --no-create-home --disabled-password --disabled-login sambausername
- Add that user to samba (you'll be asked to type a password):
sudo smbpasswd -a sambausername
Create a share by editing
/etc/samba/smb.conf. For example, you can add something like this to the bottom:[share name] comment = whatever path = /path to share browsable = yes read only = no guest ok = noNow is a good idea to restart samba:
sudo service smbd force-reload
- Go to the client machine and try to access the share with the username and password you've just set up.
answered Oct 14, 2014 at 15:17
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--no-create-home --disabled-password --disabled-loginThis saved my day! Still helpful in 2017!– StanDec 5, 2017 at 11:39 -
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How do i use this user as a "valid users = <username>". For some reason this does not work? If i use the username of a user with a dashboard it will work. Otherwise it doesn't.– MyronOct 4, 2018 at 9:44
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maybe better: sudo adduser --no-create-home --disabled-password --disabled-login --gecos "" sambausername (where --gecos "" option to skip the chfn interactive part askubuntu.com/a/94067/828892 and uid < 1000 for hidden account askubuntu.com/a/22010/828892)– acgboxNov 12, 2019 at 21:10
With Active Directory (Samba 4.0+)
If you have Samba 4.x and it is connected to an Active Directory, you can use samba-tool to add a user to it:
samba-tool user add USERNAME-HERE
Please see Samba AD DC howto for more info
Answer Extracted from Cyberciti
To verify your Samba Version just user the command
samba -V
Example Output:
Version 4.3.11-Ubuntu
answered Feb 22, 2017 at 12:41
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3Scratch that. Didn't work after all :/ Seems that samba-tool is for Active Directory.– PichanFeb 22, 2017 at 13:02
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4A Futher search shows that you need to config a Samba AD to use this feature. Feb 22, 2017 at 13:18
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3samba-tool is for Active Directory (AC) provisioning only askubuntu.com/a/490342/828892– acgboxNov 11, 2019 at 22:06