Impacket SMB Server

Start an SMB server for file transfer to/from Windows targets

Curated and verified by Ahmad Alawneh, penetration tester (OSCP+, CRTE) · Last updated April 10, 2026

Tool

impacket-smbserver

Category

Utilities / File Transfer

Platform

linux

Requires

shell access

Protocols

SMB

Open in Command Manager

Syntax

Angle-bracket tokens are placeholders — replace them with your target's values, or open this command in the app to fill them in and copy the result.

impacket-smbserver '<share_name>' '<share_path>' -smb2support

Examples

impacket-smbserver 'share' '.' -smb2support

impacket-smbserver 'share' '/tmp/loot' -smb2support -username 'user' -password 'pass'

Tags

impacket smb file-transfer server utility

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