Ubuntu SMB share (smbd) for OS-X / Windows clients

Source: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/How to Create a Network Share Via Samba Via CLI

Install Samba

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install samba

Set a password for your user in Samba

sudo smbpasswd -a

Note: Samba uses a separate set of passwords than the standard Linux system accounts (stored in /etc/samba/smbpasswd), so you’ll need to create a Samba password for yourself.

Create a directory to be shared

mkdir /home/<user_name>/<folder_name>

Make a safe backup copy of the original smb.conf file to your home folder, in case you make an error

sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf ~

Edit the file “/etc/samba/smb.conf”

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Once “smb.conf” has loaded, add this to the very end of the file:

    [folder_name]
    path = /home/<user_name>/<folder_name>
    available = yes
    valid users = 
    read only = no
    browseable = yes
    public = yes
    writable = yes

Restart the samba: