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Setting Up Samba Server on Fedora: Secure File Sharing with Windows Using SELinux and firewalld

By admin June 28, 2026

A comparison of Samba, NFS, and SFTP to help you choose the right file sharing option for a Linux-Windows environment. Focuses on installing Samba on Fedora and correctly handling SELinux contexts, booleans, and firewalld to avoid silent Permission denied errors.

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Installing and Configuring Samba on Ubuntu: File Sharing with Windows

By admin March 1, 2026

A practical guide to installing and configuring Samba on Ubuntu 22.04 for sharing files with Windows machines on a local network. Covers smb.conf configuration, user creation, directory permissions, firewall setup, and connection monitoring.