SAMBA install and configure

This role installs and configures SAMBA for my server.

Role Variables

The samba_password has to be set to the smb password used for the login.

The shares should be set using the samba_shares variable which is a list of dictionaries in the format shown in the example.

The main folder location for the SAMBA shares can be set using the samba_share_dir variable.

The user (name, uid, and gid) for SAMBA can be configured using the samba_username, samba_useruid, and samba_usergid.

Example Playbook

    - hosts: all
      vars:
        samba_shares:
          - name: file_share
            comment: private file share
            path: /share/file-share
            writable: "yes"
            browsable: "yes"
            inherit_permissions: "yes"
            force_user: sambauser
            force_group: sambauser

      roles:
         - { role: tychobrouwer.samba, samba_password: "password123", samba_username: sambauser }
         - { role: tychobrouwer.samba, samba_password: "password123", samba_username: sambauser,
             samba_useruid: 1000, samba_usergid: 1000 }

License

BSD

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