sharing folders doesn't work out-of-the-box  [Solved]

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korakios
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sharing folders doesn't work out-of-the-box

#1 Post by korakios »

Hi,
Spending hours , I realized that I can't access , from another local device , samba shared folders created in MX with the provided tool , same applies with ftp,ftps ,sftp
If I enable the Firewall and create a rule allowing incoming connections, it works (and even after I disable the Firewall)
(haven't tried nfs but didn't work before I messed with firewall)

Tested on MX KDE and XFCE with the default firewall tools (using live usb without installing)

Do I miss something ? (if not a bug ,could someone move the topic on MX Help section?)

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Snapshot created on: 20241218_1923
System:
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    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-6.1.0-17-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet
    acpi_sleep=old_ordering splash init=/lib/systemd/systemd
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23.4_KDE_x64 Libretto
    January 21 2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P5N-E SLI v: 1.XX serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Phoenix
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CPU:
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    L2: 8 MiB desc: 2x4 MiB
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  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled
  Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
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  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
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Network:
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  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
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  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
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    physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 1.5 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 0102 scheme: MBR
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  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
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Swap:
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Sensors:
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Info:
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  v: 252 target: graphical (5) default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
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Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)
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Re: sharing folders doesn't work out-of-the-box

#2 Post by CharlesV »

@korakios Your topic is here.
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#3 Post by CharlesV »

Here is a good document on sharing, and I believe it has the ufw ports in it as well.
https://fullscale4me.com/MX-Linux-to-Wi ... haring.pdf
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Re: sharing folders doesn't work out-of-the-box

#4 Post by FullScale4Me »

One prerequisite is your need to set a SMB password on Linux user ID(s). Do this in terminal with the smbpasswd command or in MX Samba Config.

‘MX Linux to Windows and Mac File Sharing‘ updated August 01, 2024 PDF 585 Kb - also for MX to MX shares.

Edit: added MX Samba Config
Last edited by FullScale4Me on Sun Dec 22, 2024 8:17 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: sharing folders doesn't work out-of-the-box

#5 Post by korakios »

CharlesV wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2024 8:09 pm Here is a good document on sharing, and I believe it has the ufw ports in it as well.
https://fullscale4me.com/MX-Linux-to-Wi ... haring.pdf
Thank you :)
I guess I would deserve a RTFM as an answer :lol:

I hope that at some point there would be a hint on MX samba Tool , maybe a pop up before setting a shared folder :)
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#6 Post by CharlesV »

Your very welcome and no I dont (and we try not too ) do RTFM ;-p

There is an MX Samba Confif which will do sharing, along with Thunar too. The MX tool is pretty good at setting up shares.

Working through the firewall is a little more difficult, but it sounds like you got that too.

https://fullscale4me.com/uncomplicated-firewall.pdf

edit: added firewall link
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Re: sharing folders doesn't work out-of-the-box

#7 Post by korakios »

CharlesV wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2024 8:23 pm Your very welcome and no I dont (and we try not too ) do RTFM ;-p

There is an MX Samba Confif which will do sharing, along with Thunar too. The MX tool is pretty good at setting up shares.

Working through the firewall is a little more difficult, but it sounds like you got that too.

https://fullscale4me.com/uncomplicated-firewall.pdf

edit: added firewall link
I got familiar with ufw via console when messing with a Raspberry , but I used nfs (light cpu usage)
Samba seemed more complicated and I was glad there was a GUI tool on MX .

Is there a way to prevent samba showing all my folders and keep only the selected that I set on MX tool ? Or I need to create a "dummy" user first ?
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#8 Post by FullScale4Me »

korakios wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2024 8:36 pm Is there a way to prevent samba showing all my folders and keep only the selected that I set on MX tool ? Or I need to create a "dummy" user first ?
Create a share in the home tree but outside your User_ID folder. Shares created elsewhere could be under a different User_ID as long as you mind to ownership and group membership.
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