This assumes that Samba is installed and working. I use the default Slackware Samba packages.   First, create the Linux group which will have access to the share:   groupadd -g xxx groupname   (Replacing xxx with the groupid you wish to use and groupname with your preferred group name.) Next, create the directory for the Samba Share:   mkdir /home/Shared Set the group for the share directory to the group created above:   chgrp groupname /home/Shared Set the permissions to let the group write the share, set the group sticky bit and remove permissions for others:   chmod g+ws,o-rwx /home/Shared   NOTE: Setting the sticky bit for the group forces new files and directories created within this share to belong to the same group as the share. Add the section in /etc/samba/smb.conf for this share:   [Shared]     path = /home/Shared     valid users = @groupname     write list = @groupname     read only = No     create mask = 0660     directory mask = 0770 If need be, add the Linux user(s):   adduser username Create a Samba password for the user(s):   smbpasswd -a username   Stu's Linux Page

last updated 06-10-2008 20:40 by Stu...