title: Samba Config

## A typical smbd.conf
My use case is generally a NAS or similar for a home network in a one-person flat. I have a Thinkpad T420 with a broken screen running [Kubuntu](KubuntuLinux) acting as a server, and some HP microservers running [Ubuntu Server](UbuntuServer) for other NAS duties. So convenience is the main priority and the kind of security you want for multiuser systems is not.
```plaintext
# ... stuff from the standard smb.conf that comes with ubuntu

[global]
  allow insecure wide links = yes

  follow symlinks = yes
  wide links = yes
  unix extensions = yes

# ... other stuff omitted ...

[media]
  path = /media/john/
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = yes
  browsable = yes
  public = no
  writable = no

[data]
  path = /data
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = yes
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = no

[music]
  path = /data/music
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = no
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = yes

[pod]
  path = /data/music/podcasts
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = no
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = yes

[hdd]
  path = /media/john/t420b_hdd1
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = yes
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = no

[hdd2]
  path = /media/john/t420b_hdd2
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = yes
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = no

[hdd3]
  path = /media/john/t420b_hdd3
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = yes
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = no

[root]
  path = /
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = yes
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = no

[john]
  path = /home/john
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = yes
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = no
  follow symlinks = yes
  wide links = yes

[inc]
  path = /media/john/t420b_hdd1/inc
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = no
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = yes

[obs]
  path = /data/obsidian
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = no
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = yes

[index]
  path = /home/john/index
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = no
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = no
  
[books]
  path = /media/john/t420b_hdd1/books
  available = yes
  valid users = john
  force user = john
  read only = no
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = yes
```