samba-configer

samba-configer is a small interactive terminal program for reading an existing Samba configuration, listing shares, and guiding add/edit/delete operations.

It is implemented in Go with only the standard library so it builds into a single executable easily.

Build

go build -o samba-configer .

Run

./samba-configer -config /etc/samba/smb.conf

The program:

• Reads the Samba config and parses non-[global] sections as shares.
• Detects a missing Samba installation when the config file does not exist yet.
• Offers to install the Samba server package with a detected package manager such as apt, dnf, yum, pacman, zypper, or apk.
• Prompts to add, edit, or delete a share.
• Checks valid users entries against local accounts.
• Offers to create missing local accounts with useradd -M -s /usr/sbin/nologin <user>.
• Writes a timestamped backup before saving changes.

If you create a local account for a Samba-authenticated share, you may still need to add the Samba password separately:

smbpasswd -a <username>