These commands are set for MY usage,

PLEASE EDIT THEM IN A TEXT EDITOR FIRST BEFORE PASTING THEM INTO A CLI!

• Use this command

apt install samba samba-common-bin

• Add Shares by using

 nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

• Add these AT THE BOTTOM!

## Misc Share
 
[Misc]
 
comment = needs username and password to access
path = /media/library/misc
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
valid users = @samba
 
## Movies Share
 
[Movies]
 
comment = needs username and password to access
path = /media/library2/movies
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
valid users = @samba
 
## TV Recordings Share
 
[TV Recordings]
 
comment = needs username and password to access
path = /media/library/recordings
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
valid users = @samba
 
## TV Share
 
[Television]
 
comment = needs username and password to access
path = /media/library/tv
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
valid users = @samba
 
## Music Share
 
[Music]
 
comment = needs username and password to access
path = /media/library2/music
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
valid users = @samba
 
## Backup Share
 
[Backup-V1]
 
comment = needs username and password to access
path = /media/backup/backup
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
valid users = @samba
## Backup Share
 
[Backup-V2]
 
comment = needs username and password to access
path = /media/backup2/backup
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
valid users = @samba

• Add Username

sudo adduser kodi

• Add Password

sudo smbpasswd -a kodi

• Create Samba Group

sudo groupadd samba

• Add user to group

sudo gpasswd -a kodi samba

• Then add read/write/execute permissions to the drives:

sudo setfacl -R -m "g:samba:rwx" /media/library/misc
sudo setfacl -R -m "g:samba:rwx" /media/library2/movies
sudo setfacl -R -m "g:samba:rwx" /media/library2/music
sudo setfacl -R -m "g:samba:rwx" /media/library/tv
sudo setfacl -R -m "g:samba:rwx" /media/library/recording
sudo setfacl -R -m "g:samba:rwx" /media/backup/backup
sudo setfacl -R -m "g:samba:rwx" /media/backup2/backup

• Restart Samba

sudo systemctl restart smbd nmbd