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Re: [Question #251080]: Changing a kubuntu system to a client from server in a network

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From: Thomas Krüger <question251080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 09:07:56 -0000
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Question #251080 on samba in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+question/251080

    Status: Open => Answered

Thomas Krüger proposed the following answer:
Just for your understanding: SMB aka the Windows file sharing system is not a typical client / server architecture.
Infact every machine serves the purpose of both client and server. It is more like an P2P architecture.
That means if you access a resource (file share, printer, ...) on a remote machine, you are a client, if a remote machine access a resource on your system you are a server. Both can happpen at the same time.
So, there is no actual need (or way) to define the role.

Also one of your pathes contains a space, it is possible it has to be put in quotes:
/home/manihome/for sharing → "/home/manihome/for sharing"

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