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• Create folder in linux

   sudo mkdir /public

• Give everyone full access

   sudo chmod 777 /public

• Set ownership (optional)

   sudo chown nobody:nogroup /public

• Edit Samba config /etc/samba/smb.conf

   [public]
   comment = Public Shared Folder
   path = /public
   browseable = yes
   read only = no
   guest ok = yes
   guest only = yes
   create mask = 0777
   directory mask = 0777
   force user = nobody
   force group = nogroup

• Restart Samba by doing:

   sudo systemctl restart smbd nmbd

   # Or for newer versions:

   sudo systemctl restart smbd winbind