[ARCH] Setting up Samba sharing on ArchLinux

arch_smb_setup

>> Install Samba

pacman -S samba

>> Cp configuration file from default

cp /etc/samba/smb.conf.default /etc/samba/smb.conf

>> add share to Share configuration section
[2tb]
    comment = 2TB storage on Samba
    path = /mnt/2tb
    public = no
    writable = yes
    printable = no
                   
>> enable samba at start up

sudo systemctl enabled smbd.socket
sudo systemctl start smbd.socket

>> add a user

If it doesn't exist yet, create a Linux user account for the Samba user. Substitute samba_user with your preferred name:
# useradd samba_user
Samba users use a password separate from that of the Linux user accounts. Create the Samba user account with the same name as in the previous command:
# pdbedit -a -u samba_user
smbpasswd samba_user