Server Side Create operating system user accounts as per your requirements useradd -g … -d … -m -s … -k … username Create shares on the server, e.g. /mnt/Disk2/shareA /srv/samba/share3 Modify the /etc/samba/smb.conf according to your specifications Add samba users with smbpasswd or pdbedit smbpasswd -a username pdbedit -a -u username Modify permissions on the shares to match your requirements