Optional: if you need a command line samba client for debugging problems, also install: Mandatory: Now install the samba server package: Samba36-server - 3.6.25-6 - The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements the SMB protocol for UNIX systems, allowing ![]() Luci-app-samba - git-17.219.28675-9ee26ac-1 - Network Shares - Samba SMB/CIFS module In our example the available version is “samba36”: To do so, first identify the samba version available for your installation: If this fails, you have to install samba. Using PowerShell you can view the listed contents, add new items or remove the whole Samba drive.To find out, if samba is already installed on your device, try to query the samba version: How to Perform Several Tasks on Samba Drive Using PowerShell All of these three processes will open the PowerShell application in your Windows like the above image. Open PowerShell Using Start MenuĬlick on the Start menu at the bottom-left of the screen, scroll and expand the Windows PowerShell folder and then click on ‘Windows PowerShell’ option. Press WIN R, write powershell and click OK. Press WIN E and type powershell in the address bar and tap ENTER. ![]() I have mentioned three easy processes below: 1. There are several ways to open PowerShell in Windows. Complementary Informationīesides the previous discussion regarding access to Samba share, the below information might interest you. Which method to choose totally depends on the user’s preference, experience level and individual perspective. Overall, both methods are preferable with their individual specifications. ❷ Now, write the following command in the command prompt to connect to the Samba share: net use P: \\192.168.231.128\sambashare /user:nadiba 1234 You will prompt to the command line interface. To access the Samba shares’ contents from the command prompt follow the steps below: Accessing Samba Share Using Command Prompt Method 02: Accessing Samba Share from Windows Using Command Line Shellīelow I will demonstrate two different cases of ‘ Command line shell’ for accessing Samba share from Windows. From the snapshot above, you can see that I can access my new_samba folder inside sambashare. ❹ Now, double click on the new drive and you can access the files and folders inside the Samba share. After this, you can see that the Samba shared folder has been mapped to the selected drive. ❸ If there prompts the credential requirements, then provide your user name and Samba password. From the image, you can see that I have chosen drive B: for my desired Samba share. ➊ Go to file explorer and click on Map network drive under the Computer tab like the following image: ❷ Now, choose a Drive, enter the path for the Samba share and click Finish. Map Network Drive is another way of accessing Samba share. Accessing Samba Share Using Map Network Drive on Windows 10 Following the above steps, I can access the new_samba folder inside the Samba share. ❹ Once done with the connection, you can access all the shared files and folders inside the shared one. ❸ Now, enter your network credentials when prompted to you and click OK. ![]() Here, ‘ 192.168.231.128’ is my system’s IP address and ‘sambashare’ is the folder I want to share. ![]()
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