Samba/Advanced file sharing with KDE4
Work plan:
- install packages
- configure samba
- configure
sudo
andkdesu
- configure KDE side of things
- share a folder
Packages we will need:
- kdebase-dolphin this is the interface we will use to share folders
- samba for the server that will share files
- kdenetwork-filesharing for System Settings File Sharing part
- kdebase-runtime basic KDE workspace (but if you're reading this, chances are you already have it installed)
- sudo
Contents
Installing requisites
Install all packages and their dependencies:
pacman -S kdebase-dolphin samba kdenetwork-filesharing kdebase-runtime sudo
Log out and log in again (kdelibs3 are in non standard place and so the PATH
must be updated)
Configuring samba
A basic config file works OK, though you'll need to create Samba users (with pdbedit -a -u <user name>
as root):
smb.conf
[global] workgroup=HOME server string = Samba Server log file = /var/log/samba/&m.log max log size = 50 load printers = No dns proxy = No [homes] comment = Home Directories read only = No browsable = No browseable = No
Alternatively you can configure samba with security = share
and add guest account = <your user name>
to get an anonymous Samba server
Remember to add samba to DAEMONS
in /etc/rc.conf
if you want it to start at boot time.
Configure sudo
as root run visudo
(it uses editor defined in $EDITOR
or $VISUAL
variables) and add line:
/etc/sudoers
... <your user name> ALL=(ALL) ALL
this will allow you to run all programs with sudo
using your own password.
Run this command to change default super user command:
kwriteconfig --file kdesurc --group super-user-command --key super-user-command sudo
Configure KDE
Right click any folder in your home directory and select Properties. Go to Share tab and click 'Configure File Sharing...', you'll be asked for your sudo password.
(alternatively run kcmshell4 fileshare
as root)
In the dialog you need to select checkbox near "Enable Local Network File Sharing". Check radiobutton besides 'Advanced sharing', unselect NFS sharing.
Click 'Allowed Users' and select the second option -- 'Only users of a certain group are allowed to share folders'. Click 'Choose group...'. Create new group, call it samba-share
, do not check any checkboxes in the dialog, click OK. In the new window add yourself, root to the group and all the other users you may want. Click OK.
Click OK in the main dialog.
Log out, log back in.
When the file sharing is configured you will see a new checkbox in the Share tab: 'Share this folder in the local network'. Select checkbox beside 'Share with Samba', give the share some meaningful name and decide whatever it should be writable or not.
'More Samba Options' button lists all possible Samba options that can be applied to a share, so it's quite comprehensive.