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+Now we need to create a CIFS share. On a network that utilises predominately Windows clients this is a good choice.
+Go to the “Sharing” page.
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+Now click the “Windows (CIFS)” button (1) and then click the “Add Windows (CIFS) Share” button (2).
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+A new smaller window will pop up.
+In the “Path:” section click the “Browse” button.
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+The window should now expand a little and allow you to navigate to the newly created dataset (1).
+When you have it selected click the “Close” button (2).
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+The “Path:” text box (1) should now display the chosen dataset.
+Do not tick the “Use as home share:” tick box (2) at the moment.
+Give the share a name in the “Name:” text box (3).
+Put a tick in the “Apply Default Permissions:” tick box (4) if a tick is not present.
+Do not tick the “Allow Guest Access:” tick box (5).
+Now click the “OK” button (6).
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+If all goes well you will see the newly created CIFS share entry (1).
+You will now be asked if you wish to enable the CIFS share service.
+Click the “No” button (2).
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+Now go to the “Services” page.
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+Click on the little spanner next to the “CIFS” service (1).
+A new window will pop up.
+The NetBIOS name will already be present in the “NetBIOS Name:” text box (2).
+In the “Workgroup” text box (3) type in the name of the workgroup you want to use on the client machines (Fester used **T ESTWORKGROUP** because it is an experimental starter share). If you don’t know your Workgroup then skip to the relevant section on how to do this.
+Type in a good name for the CIFS share in the “Description:” text box (4).
+Do not alter the default values of the “DOS charset:”, the “Unix charset:” and the “Log level:” (5).
+Leave the “Use syslog only:” (6) at its default (no tick).
+Make sure the “Local Master:” tick box (7) is ticked.
+Leave “Domain logons:” (8) unticked.
+Leave “Time Server for Domain:” (9) ticked.
+Leave “Guest account:” (10) at **nobody**.
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+Do not put anything in the “File mask:” and “Directory mask:” text boxes (11) unless you really understand UNIX permissions (Fester can’t help you here).
+Do not tick the “Allow Empty Password:” tick box (12) as this weakens the security of the share.
+Leave the “Unix Extensions:” and “Zeroconf share discovery:” tick boxes (13) as they are.
+Untick the “Hostnames lookups:” tick box (14) otherwise you will keep getting a name mismatch error.
+Set the “Server maximum protocol:” (15) to SMB2.
+Leave the “Allow execute always:” tick box (16) in its default setting (with a tick).
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+Fester has no idea what the “Obey pam restrictions:” setting (17) actually does. I just leave it ticked, but I have no idea how it should be set.
+Don’t tick any of the IP address text boxes (18) in the “Bind IP Addresses:” section.
+The “Idmap Range Low:” and “Idmap Range High:” settings (19) Fester does not touch as I don’t know what they do.
+Now click on the “OK” button (20).