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=Accessing SMB Shares from the File Manager=<br />
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Dolphin is capable of mounting smb file shares without needing any additional packages. All other file managers require installing the package {{ic|gvfs-smb}}. This is present by default in most Manjaro editions but if you need to install it you can so with:<br />
pamac install gvfs-smb<br />
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=Sharing Files from the File Manager=<br />
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The following will guide you through setting up user sharing with Samba so that you can use your file manager to share folders.<br />
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== Installation ==<br />
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Depending on which file manager you use there are different packages to install. Please reference the appropriate section for your file manager.<br />
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The {{ic|manjaro-settings-samba}} package will install a basic config and enable the file sharing services. The whole process is nicely automated.<br />
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===Nemo - Cinnamon===<br />
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pamac install nemo-share manjaro-settings-samba<br />
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===Nautilus - Gnome/Budgie===<br />
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pamac install nautilus-share manjaro-settings-samba<br />
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===Caja - MATE===<br />
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pamac install caja-share manjaro-settings-samba<br />
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===Thunar - XFCE===<br />
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pamac install thunar-shares-plugin-gtk3<br />
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===Dolphin - KDE/plasma===<br />
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pamac install samba kdenetwork-filesharing manjaro-settings-samba<br />
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==Finishing Up==<br />
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Once you have installed the required packages for your file manager you should '''reboot''' to start the services and let the group changes take effect.<br />
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=Troubleshooting=<br />
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==User Accounts==<br />
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If you are getting permission denied when connecting to a new share, one common cause of this is that samba does not have access to Linux user passwords by default. To remedy this, create a samba password for your user account:<br />
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sudo smbpasswd -a theusername<br />
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This will create a password for the user.<br />
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==User Doesn't have Rights to Create Shares==<br />
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If you get an error that you don't have rights to create shares ensure that you user account has been added to the [[System_Maintenance#Groups|group]] sambashare. After modifying groups it is required to logout for the changes to take effect.<br />
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==Firewall==<br />
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If you are getting "connection denied" errors make sure you have allowed access through your firewall. See [[Firewalls|the firewall wiki article]] for more details.<br />
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=See Also=<br />
* The [https://www.samba.org/ Samba Project]<br />
* The [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Samba Arch Wiki] Samba Page<br />
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