Sharing Files with Windows

For sharing files with Windows you just have to follow this steps:

• Got to System > Administration > Shared Folders
  

• in the Shared Folders tab add the folders you wish to share
  

• in the General Properties tab type the Workgroup of your Network (as in Windows)
  

• In the Terminal add yourself as a Samba user:

sudo smbpasswd -a yourusername


That's it. You can now access your shared folder using you Linux user.


Further reading:

• Ubuntu Forum post
  

• Ubuntu Documentation