Hi This is the guide http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/ i think you should read a little ... not really all this chapter http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/simple.html has the No-Frills Samba Servers examples for example this is a minimal but complete setup for a simple samba server [global] workgroup = MIDEARTH security = SHARE [Plans] path = /plans read only = Yes guest ok = Yes you can move your /etc/samba/smb.conf to other name and create a new just adapting this config