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* General edits, layout changes

* Backup/restore, misc edits

* Alt Markets, cifs/dg updates

* Migration screens

* Recover 03 drive

* update some dev doc titles

Co-authored-by: Lucy Cifferello <12953208+elvece@users.noreply.github.com>
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@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ The following will guide you through the prerequisite configuration to backup to
#. Open the file manager
#. Right-click the folder that you want to share and click ``Local Network Share`` from the menu.
#. Right-click the folder that you want to backup to (or create a new one) and click ``Local Network Share`` from the menu.
#. In the resulting window, select the check box for ``Share this folder`` and then check the boxes for ``Allow others to create and delete files in this folder`` and ``Guest access``.
#. In the resulting window, select the check box for ``Share this folder`` and then check the box for ``Allow others to create and delete files in this folder``.
#. (Optional) Create a description in the ``Comment`` section
#. Create a description in the ``Comment`` section - remember this, you will need it later
#. Click ``Create Share``
@@ -26,18 +26,39 @@ The following will guide you through the prerequisite configuration to backup to
.. group-tab:: Other Linux
#. Install Samba if it is not already installed
#. Install Samba if it is not already installed.
* ``sudo pacman -S samba`` For Arch
* ``sudo apt install samba`` For Debian
* ``sudo yum install samba`` For CentOS/Redhat
* ``sudo dnf install samba`` For Fedora
#. Create a directory to share or choose an existing one
#. Create a directory to share or choose an existing one and make note of its location (path). For this example, it will be called ``test-backup`` and located at ``/home/embassy/test-backup``
#. Configure Samba
#. Configure Samba, by adding the following to the end of the ``/etc/samba/smb.conf`` file:
#. Add your user to Samba and "own" the directory if you do not already
.. code-block::
[testing]
path = /home/embassy/test-backup
create mask = 0666
directory mask = 0777
read only = no
guest ok = no
Where:
- ``[testing]`` is the *comment*, or title of the entry, and can be called anything you'd like
- the ``path`` should be the path to the directory you created earlier
- copy the remainder of the entry exactly as it is
#. Add your user to Samba and "own" the directory if you do not already, then change the password
.. code-block::
smbpassword -a YOUR-USER
smbpassword
After creating your password, you can return to your Embassy UI to complete setup and :ref:`Create the Backup <backup-create>`.