Share Folder between Ubuntu(linux) and Windows machine

On Linux Machine

  install samba first
1:sudo apt-get install samba

   go to root directory
2:cd /
3:pwd
output: /
4:sudo mkdir realname
now change ownership
5:sudo chown vishal:vishal realname
you can check ownership by
6:ls -l
7:sudo smbpasswd -a vishal
enter your new samba password
8:sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

now add following line :
[sharedname]
path = /realname
available = yes
valid users = vishal
read only = no
browsable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes


you can change above permission as you like by changing the values.


9:sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart


10:ifconfig
(above command will show your ip address of linux machine)
 

On window Machine

note ip address and put that in Window machine on RUn
 

1:Win+R
                     \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX\
put ip address in above given format in run.

thats it !!
now you can see realname folder in windows
use that folder to share things
HaPpy sharing :-)