Share Proxmox Backups Locally with Samba

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Published on August 29, 2022 9:00:25 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfBCJtM0mIg

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0654.html

   01. Log into Proxmox VE, either at the console or the web UI and launch the web shell
   02. Run the following commands
         # update software repositories
         apt update
         # install samba
         apt install samba -y
         # edit the samba conf file
         nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
   03. Paste the following at the bottom of the file
         [vmbackups]
         comment = Proxmox backups
         path = /var/lib/vz
         guest ok = no
         public = yes
         writable = yes
   04. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
   05. Continue with the following commands
         # restart samba service
         systemctl restart smbd
   06. Test that the new samba share is accessible, from Windows \\DNSorIP\vmbackups
   07. When prompted, login with root and the Proxmox root password
 


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