{"id":6035,"date":"2023-02-17T18:41:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=6035"},"modified":"2023-02-17T18:41:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:11:37","slug":"unix-samba-make-a-share-writable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/unix-samba-make-a-share-writable\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIX Samba: Make A Share Writable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To make a Samba share writable on a UNIX system, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Samba configuration file for editing. The location of this file may vary depending on your system, but it is usually located at <code>\/etc\/samba\/smb.conf<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the section of the file that defines the share you want to make writable. 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