Mounting Linux (Ubuntu) Shares in Windows (7)

Allowing a directory in Linux to be accessible in Windows. Let's assume the Linux box is called ulin1

• First choose the Linux Directory to mount. In this case it is /xyvol/
• Change the file permissions on this volume to be 770 and group to be root:<your user id>

Typically the Samba config file is at: /etc/samba/smb.conf
Add a section at the end as follows:

[mycow]
   comment = XY File share to Windows
   path = /xyvol
   writeable = Yes

Where mycow is the share

Now in Windows just point file explorer to \\ulin1\mycow and enter your (linux non root user) user-id and password. Now I don't remember if I had previously setup the samba password or not. If it does not work see if running smbpasswd helps

• smbstatus - gives you status of your connections
• On Windows, “net use * /d” will allow you to disconnect the connected samba share (ref: search for “Windows disconnect from Samba share” in ubuntuforums)
• Use the /var/log/samba for log files that will point you to any issues with Samba connection