This directory $HOME/Samba is exported to any windows computer, if the daemon "SMB server processes (samba)" is started and the distributed configuration is used. So be careful about the data you put into this directory. Note: Only the user of this account can connect to this share. The shares name is equal to the users Linux account, e.g. \\your_linuxmachine\\your_linuxaccount If you want to have the files public accessible use the public browseable share instead. It's currently /srv/samba/Public, but have a look at file /etc/samba.d/smb.conf to get the latest name. 2000-03-13, Klaus Singvogel, Caldera (Deutschland) GmbH.