Is it possible to share a folder in zorin OS and if so how do you do it?

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Just installed zorin OS and may have to go back to Mint as sharing folders was so simple in mint and doesn't seem to work at all in zorin.

I have a folder I need to share across a home network and no matter what I try nothing is granted access to the folder. I have installed samba and all the necessary bits I have found on various threads but it just will not grant access.

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Did you also try right-clicking that folder and on Properties changing its group to sambashare and enabling Share this folder?

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Thanks for the quick reply.

I have tried that, but I don't have permission?

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managed that on another folder & still can't get access

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You'll likely have to change parameters in /etc/samba/smb.conf - you can open that with text editor (don't recommend making changes with text editor), or cat /etc/samba/smb.conf to view what's set.

Should see something like:

# create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.
;   directory mask = 0700

I have a SMB shared folder setup on my RPi for a "NAS" - had to setup a samba user / pass, and set permissions to the folder; 755 should be fine - others can read and write. Just make sure you have:

#[homes]
#   comment = Home Directories
#   browseable = no

Not browseable - that way no one can get to your home folder; that wouldn't be good..

Might just need the SMB user / pass.. How are you trying to connect to the shared folder?

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