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43.4. Adding a New File Share

In its usual default configuration, Samba will allow any UNIX user to log in and access files in his home directory. The special homes share provides this feature, which in many cases is all that you need for users to store their own files on the server. It is often useful, however, to share a directory that everyone has access to, so that documents of interest to the entire organization can be made available. A share like this can be set up to allow guest access (meaning that no login is required to access it), or to require a valid login to the server.

To create a file share, follow these steps:

1.	First, decide on the directory that you wish to share and create it if it does not already exist. It must be given ...