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--- jessy:virtualbox [2016/10/20 10:54] – [Networking] slack
+++ jessy:virtualbox [2019/11/07 17:58] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Then ''root@alito:/etc/network# ../init.d/networking restart'' (and get kicked off).
+===== Samba for shared folders =====
+==== Client/Guest ====
+  apt-get install cifs-utils
+Create ''/etc/samba/credentials'' chmod 400 as root containing
+  username=samba_user
+  password=samba_password
+and add to fstab
+  //10.0.0.1/slack  /alan  cifs  credentials=/etc/samba/credentials  0 0
+  cd /home
+  mv slack slack.old
+  ln -s /alan/alito slack
+==== Server/Host ====
+To reenable symlinks despite the [[https://odzangba.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/fix-samba-not-following-symlinks-error/|security implications]], edit /etc/samba/smb.conf
+  follow symlinks = yes
+  wide links = yes
+And add the user if you're not using an existing one
+  smbpasswd -a slack
 ===== Guest Additions (for shared folders) -- DON'T DO THIS, IT'S JUST A TOY =====