How to share home folders with read only permission (Authentication=Yes) * Read #General Notes * Read #How to install Samba Server for files/folders sharing service sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf_backup sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf * Find this line ... ; security = user ... * Replace with the following lines security = user username map = /etc/samba/smbusers * Save the edited file * Read #How to add/edit/delete network users sudo testparm sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart