#CREATE SUDO USER UBUNTU 14.04 HOW TO#

Samba password: When accessing from Windows machine, you’ll be asked to type the username above and this password.įinally, restart Samba service and done! sudo restart smbd & sudo restart nmbd.Windows Username: When accessing from Windows machine, you’ll be asked to type this username and the password below.You can create a special user for file sharing by step 4 You’ll access the shares from Windows machine with this user privilege. Unix Username: Select a user on this Ubuntu machine.Remember to set a password to enable the new account.ĥ. Go to System Settings -> User Accounts -> Click unlock -> Click + (plus) icon -> Choose Standard account and type in names. Create a special user for network file sharing Description.This is the name of your computer as seen by Windows Users.Īs it is not advisable to allow ‘Guests’ there should be no reason to change the ‘security’ settings tab unless you wish to do so.In Windows 7, right-click Computer icon and go to Properties, there you’ll see Windows Workgroup name. Same to your Windows Workgroup name (case-sensitive). When the tool opens, go to Preferences -> Server Settings. Open Unity Dash, search for and open the samba configuration tool:ģ. When it opens, paste the command below and hit run: sudo apt-get install samba samba-common system-config-samba python-glade2 gksuĢ. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. Install Samba and the graphical configuration tool:

#CREATE SUDO USER UBUNTU 14.04 HOW TO#

This tutorial will show you how to install and configure Samba, a free software that allows you to share files, printers and other common resources across a network, in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr.ġ.

Create sudo user ubuntu 14.04