HOWTO: VMware

jonvi

　　　　OS: Ubuntu 7.10

Architecture: 64bit.

VMware Server using NAT networking.

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1 -
Issue these commands:

sudo apt-get install samba

sudo groupadd sharer

sudo useradd --gid sharer --shell /bin/false sharer --home /nonexistent

sudo smbpasswd -a sharer

cd $HOME

mkdir sharer

sudo chown YourUserNameHere:sharer sharer

sudo chmod 775 sharer

sudo chmod g+s sharer

sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf
2 -
Update the smb.conf file to reflect your details (see below).  
　　Items that will need changed:

Delete the ; in front of security = user,
　　Code:

security = user,
　　Add the following to the end of the "Share Definitions" section.

(You will need to change: path = /home/YourUserNameHere/sharer).

　　Code:

[sharer]
path = /home/YourUserNameHere/sharer
valid users = sharer
read only = No
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
　　
3 -
Issue the command:

sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart
4 -
On your XP guest VM do the following:

My Computer >Tools>Map Network Drive

Drive: S

Folder: \\YourUbuntuHostIP\sharer

Choose: Connect using a different user name.

username: sharer

password: yoursharerpassword