smbclient with non-root user logs error "mkdir failed on directory /var/lib/samba/lock/msg.lock: Permission denied"

Solution Verified - Updated 2024-06-14T02:30:07+00:00 -

Issue

File transfer with smbclient giving error mkdir failed on directory /var/lib/samba/lock/msg.lock: Permission denied

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