How do I completely reset Samba to the shipped defaults?

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Since no one can help me with sharing files from Samba, how can I reset it to the defaults and delete any residual configurations from previous releases? Then, presumably, the GUI sharing would work after I reinstall samba. I tried using dpkg reconfigure samba, but it made things even worse, and now my ubuntu computer's hostname stopped existing. >:(

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 06 '16 at 17:28

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Try the following:

sudo apt-get purge samba samba-common
sudo rm -rf /etc/samba/ /etc/default/samba
sudo apt-get install samba

If you still have problems please provide more details.

edited Nov 06 '16 at 17:28

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answered Jan 14 '11 at 19:22

João Pinto

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This worked, thanks. I removed samba-common, too. Not sure if that was necessary, though. – endolith Jan 15 '11 at 17:56
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You do indeed need to purge and reinstall samba-common aswell just samba is not enough – Dave Butler May 14 '14 at 16:55

How do I completely reset Samba to the shipped defaults?

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