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Quick samba config to share home directory only.

smb.config

[global]

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[global]
workgroup = MYGROUP
server string = %m
server role = standalone
max log size = 50
dns proxy = no

Add following line to [global] section if samba printer sharing is not required.

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disable spoolss = yes

Add following lines to debug connection issue.

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log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
log level = 9

[homes]

Add a [homes] section if sharing home directories of Linux users.

Change path if home directory is not at standard location (eg. /data/home).

browerable should always be no, else the directory homes will show up as network share, which is extremely annoying and confusing.

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[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
path = /home/%S
valid users = %S
force create mode = 0600
force directory mode = 0700

User Setup

User cannot connect without this step.

Users connecting to samba share, including homes share, must be setup with smbpasswd.

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smbpasswd -a <username>

Disable NetBIOS (Alpine Linux)

Comment out nmbd related options in /etc/conf.d/samba

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# Add "winbindd" to daemon_list if you want start winbind from here as well
#daemon_list="smbd nmbd"
# Use "samba" alone for role based samba4 services (eg: ad-dc).
daemon_list="smbd"

smbd_options="-D"
#nmbd_options="-D"
#winbindd_options=""
#samba_options=""