SMB -- Provide network shares suitable for group collaboration

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Configuring SMB shares for groups is very similar to sharing for an individual. The only gotcha here is making sure security on the folder are set properly.
Scenario: You have a group named group1, users foo and bar are members of this group. You need to share a directory named /group1 to these users only.

  1. Install samba
    1. yum install samba-client samba-common samba
  2. Configure the /etc/samba/samba.conf file
  3. Find the line workgroup and set the correct workgroup name
  4. At the end of the file, create a new directory block using the same syntax as the others. Note the use of the +group1 for valid users, this identifies it as a group instead of a user
    1.  #group1
    2. [group1]
    3. path = /group1
    4. writeable = yes
    5. browseable = yes
    6. valid users = +group1
  5. Save the file and restart the services — service smb restart, service nmb restart
  6. Ensure the folder being shared is owned by the group
    1. chown root:group1 /group1
  7. Ensure the file permissions allow the group to read/write
    1. chmod 775 /group1 -R

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