samba journey
To set up /var/www as a Samba share on your Ubuntu machine and allow file transfers, follow these steps: 1. Install Samba (if not already installed) sudo apt update sudo apt install samba -y 2. Backup the Samba Configuration sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.bak 3. Edit Samba Configuration Open the Samba config file in a text editor: sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf Scroll to the bottom and add this section: [www] path = / var /www valid users = youruser browsable = yes writable = yes create mask = 0775 directory mask = 0775 force group = www-data Replace youruser with your actual Ubuntu username. 4. Set Permissions Make sure /var/www has the correct permissions: sudo chown -R youruser:www-data /var/www sudo chmod -R 0775 /var/www 5. Create a Samba User Samba users are separate from system users. Add your user to Samba: sudo smbpasswd -a youruser You'll be prompted to set a password. 6. Restart Samba sudo systemctl restart ...