Accessing shared folders via Windows

If you would like to access a shared folder hosted on an Ubuntu computer by using computers running Windows, you may have to perform some additional steps:

1.

Press Applications → Accessories → Terminal to open a Terminal.

2.

Type sudo smbpasswd -a username, replacing “username” with your own username. Press Return to run the command.

[Note]

You can find out what your username is by typing whoami into the Terminal and then pressing Return.

3.

Enter your password when prompted with “[sudo] password for username:” and press Return again.

4.

When prompted with “New SMB password:”, enter the password that you would like to use to access the shared folder and then press Return. You can leave the password blank, which will allow anyone to access the shared folder.

5.

When prompted with “Retype new SMB password:”, enter the password that you just entered and then press Return.

6.

You should now be able to connect to the shared folders on the Ubuntu computer.

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