Advance Samba Server on Centos/RHEL/Ubuntu

Step 1:  Install Samba Server Package 

#yum -y install samba

  or 

 #apt-get install samba

Step 2: Create Directory to Share with Samba 

 #mkdir  /opt/Data

Step 3 : Change Configuration file 

#vim /etc/samba/smb.conf

#  change workgroup (Windows' default)

workgroup = WORKGROUP

# uncomment and change IP address you allow

hosts allow = 127.  10.0.0.

# change change (no auth)

security = user 

 #Now add below configuration in the last of configuration file 

    [Data]    #Change share name according to your requirement
    comment = Data   #Change comments according to you
    path = /opt/Data    #Change directory path according to your requirement
    recycle:noversions = *.doc
    force directory mode = 0777
    force group = test
    recycle:keeptree = yes
    hide dot files = yes
    veto files = /.deleted/    # Deleted file by user store in .deleted folder in your  
                                          #share
    recycle:maxsize = 0      # 0 value means unlimited
    recycle:touch = yes
    vfs objects = recycle
    browseable = no
    writeable = yes
    recycle:exclude_dir = /tmp
    force create mode = 0777     
    recycle:exclude = *.tmp
    valid users = @test          # all the user from test group can access this share
    create mode = 0777
    recycle:versions = yes
    recycle:repository = .deleted/%U   # %U create every user folder who will  
                                                            #delete the file and folder
    directory mode = 0777                   # directory will create with 777 
                                                             #permission in directory

#Note : Change Share name , Share Directory Path , and valid user according to your requirement .

# Now save the file and restart services .


Step 4 : Restart services

For Centos/RHEL

#service smb restart
#chkconfig smb on

For Ubuntu

#/etc/init.d/smbd   restart


Extra Activity according to requirement .

=> To enable link in samba share to visible make below entry in /etc/samba/smb.conf

[global]

follow symlinks = yes

wide links = yes

unix extensions = no

=> To Mount Samba permanent in Linux system

#mount -t cifs -o username=user,workgroup=workgroupname,password=pass //192.168.1.100/share   /mnt/share

##### Samba Share configured successfully enjoy ################