Samba is a server which allows you to mount linux shares on a windows machine. Very useful if you are running in a windows world environment.
If you are running on a CentOS or RedHat Based Distro, run the following:
yum install samba
useradd shared
vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
Add the following lines at the end of the file to share a directory under /shared and under the share name shared
[shared]
comment = Shared Directory
path = /shared/
valid users = shared
public = no
writable = yes
printable = no
create mask = 0765
After that run:
smbpasswd -a shared
and then:
service smb restart
