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--- linux_wiki:smb_provide_network_shares_suitable_for_group_collaboration [2016/09/02 22:09]
billdozor created
+++ linux_wiki:smb_provide_network_shares_suitable_for_group_collaboration [2019/05/25 23:50] (current)
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 **Prerequisites**
-  * [[linux_wiki:smb_provide_network_shares_to_specific_clients|Samba server installed and configured]]
+  * [[linux_wiki:smb_provide_network_shares_to_specific_clients#server_install_and_config|Samba server installed and configured]]
-  * [[linux_wiki:smb_provide_network_shares_to_specific_clients|Samba client installed and configured]]
+  * [[linux_wiki:smb_provide_network_shares_to_specific_clients#client_install_and_config|Samba client installed and configured]]
+----
+====== Lab Setup ======
+The following virtual machines will be used:
+  * server1.example.com (192.168.1.150) -> Perform all SMB client tests from here
+  * server2.example.com (192.168.1.151) -> Install the Samba Server here
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 usermod -G smbgrp user1
 usermod -G smbgrp user2
+</code>
+\\
+Create samba passwords
+<code bash>
+smbpasswd -a user1
+smbpasswd -a user2
 </code>
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 Setup the group directory for sharing
 <code bash>
-mkdir /smbgroupshare
+mkdir /sambashare_group
-chown :smbgrp /smbgroupshare
+chown :smbgrp /sambashare_group
-chmod 770 /smbgroupshare
+chmod 770 /sambashare_group
 </code>
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 SELinux: Set file context
 <code bash>
-semanage fcontext -at samba_share_t "/smbgroupshare(/.*)?"
+semanage fcontext -at samba_share_t "/sambashare_group(/.*)?"
-restorecon -Rv /smbgroupshare
+restorecon -Rv /sambashare_group
 </code>
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 vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
-[smbgroup]
+[sambashare_group]
- comment = /smbgroupshare
+ comment = My Groups Samba Share
- browsable = yes
+ path = /sambashare_group
- path = /smbgroupshare
- public = no
  valid users = @smbgrp
  write list = @smbgrp
  writable = yes
  force group = +smbgrp
- create mask = 0770
+ create mask = 0664
+ directory mask = 0775
+ # Defaults, but listing in case something in [global] over rides
+ browsable = yes
+ public = no
 </code>
+  * +smbgrp  -> The "+" means that only users already in the group (smbgrp) will use that as their primary group when accessing the share.
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 ====== Group Shares: Client ======
-  * Ensure the same users and group exist on the client
+Ensure the same users and group exist on the client
-    * uids and gids must match!
+  * **uids and gids must match!**
 \\
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 \\
-Mount temporarily
+Mount Persistently
 <code bash>
-mount //192.168.1.200/smbgroupshare /collaborate -t cifs -o username=user1
+vim /root/.sharedcreds
+username=user1
+password=password
+vim /etc/fstab
+//192.168.1.200/smbgroupshare /collaborate  cifs _netdev,rw,credentials=/root/.sharedcreds,uid=1004,gid=1004  0 0
 </code>
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