Help configure SAMBA configuration for home network

Hi PCBOP,

Sorry for late responding,

Ok, so I can demo for you a test share. because my home haven't got printer, but you can use this guide for sharing printer

http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/screed/?p=901

Then I will let you go through make share folder as you 2nd and 3rd question by swat for easy looking in Ubuntu 8.04 (as same as on Ubuntu 9.04)

1./ First install swat (apt-get install swat) and install smbclient for testing in Ubuntu apt-get install smbclient

2./ Start inetd by /etc/init.d/openbsd-inetd start

3./ Go to http://yourubuntuip:901/ and login with your Ubuntu root user

4./ Configure Some Global Parameter as in samba01.png (Be sure to click Commit changes)

Test your first start by using and use see what we change in SWAT is showed here

root@test:~# smbclient -U% -L localhost
Domain=[HOMENETWORK] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.28a]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (home server (Samba, Ubuntu))
        print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
Domain=[HOMENETWORK] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.28a]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        WORKGROUP            COMPUTER_1

5. Create your first share for everyone can access and write to as in samba02.png
Before to do in samba02.png make sure you create the path with full permission to everyone
root@test:~# mkdir /home/Public
root@test:~# chmod 777 /home/Public/

In share menu, type Public in Create Share and Press Create, then you have all parameter for configuration for this share. Just config as in samba02 and you will have public share for everyone with write permission (Dont remember to click commit changes)
Retest with smbclient
root@test:~# smbclient -U% -L localhost
Domain=[HOMENETWORK] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.28a]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (home server (Samba, Ubuntu))
        Public          Disk      Share for everyone     <------------- You see this new created share
        print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
Domain=[HOMENETWORK] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.28a]

6. Create 5 unix user in system, 1 group 5boss
root@mail:~# groupadd 5boss
root@test:~# useradd user1
root@test:~# useradd user2
root@test:~# useradd user3
root@test:~# useradd user4
root@test:~# useradd user5
root@test:~#mkdir /home/5Boss
root@test:~# chown root:5boss /home/5Boss/
root@test:~# chmod 770 /home/5Boss/   <----  (2 lines to allow users in 5boss group have full permision to physical folder)
root@test:~# usermod -a -G 5boss user1 (Use can do it in the useradd command but I split it out for you to easy to understand)
root@test:~# usermod -a -G 5boss user2
root@test:~# usermod -a -G 5boss user3
root@test:~# usermod -a -G 5boss user4
root@test:~# usermod -a -G 5boss user5

7. Create 5 users for your need share as in samba05.png

8. Create a share for this 5 users in samba06.png
In this screenshot, I give all option for you to see, not all option at all. You can you a valid users option is enough for simple use.

Retest
root@test:~# smbclient -U% -L localhost
Domain=[HOMENETWORK] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.28a]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (home server (Samba, Ubuntu))
        5Boss           Disk      Share for 5 user only    <---- New Share
        Public          Disk      Share for everyone
        print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
Domain=[HOMENETWORK] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.28a]