How to share public folder over the network in ubuntu ?

Install the samba server using cli:

1	sudo apt-get install samba

Put the password if you want:

1	sudo smbpasswd -a USERNAME

Then open your smb.conf file to make changes for a user:

1	nano/etc/samba/smb.conf

Then add the follwing lines end of the file:

[sharedfolder]

path = /home/username/Public

available = yes

valid users = USERNAME

read only = no

browsable = yes

public = yes

writable = yes

Then restart samba :

1	sudo restart smbd

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