Thelasko's Journal: Why is Setting Up Samba So Difficult?

Sharing a file or folder on Windows can be done accidentally. In Linux, it's a disaster. Upgrading from Mint 19 to 20 broke my Samba configuration. Getting it running again was a major project, compounded by Systemd issues. It seems that Samba might work great for an enterprise that has a lot of resources to devote to getting it running well with all of its features. However, setting up file-sharing for home use is a disaster.

Edit: The issue was found to be with a change to Samba in Mint 20.