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Locally share folder in Ubuntu 18.04
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Sharing a folder in Ubuntu 18.04

sudo apt-get install samba
sudo apt-get install samba-common-bin

Back up and edit config file

sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.old
sudo vim /etc/samba/smb.conf

Append this config file and add the following lines:

[hdd]
comment = 1TB shared HDD
path = /mnt/hdd
writeable = Yes
browsable = Yes
public = Yes
force user = nitish

change nitish to your username.

You can goto \192.168.1.150\hdd to view folder contents.

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