I am attempting to share files between two computers running 11.10. I'm using the built-in samba sharing. When I try to mount the files on another computer it says "Failed to mount Windows share". I have no clue how to get this working. Thank you in advance.
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I went through the guide and now nothing shows up in my network. I followed the instructions as it said.– argrubbsNov 26, 2011 at 4:53
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What is the output from: smbclient -L localhost -U%– david6Nov 26, 2011 at 21:05
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1Why are you using Samba (Windows file handling) for 'share' of files between two computers with Ubuntu 11.10?– david6Nov 26, 2011 at 22:09
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Have a read through the Ubuntu Documentation page for setting up Samba File Server.
It's pretty comprehensive and should give you all the answers you need.
answered Nov 26, 2011 at 4:35
I had a similar issue after upgrading to 11.10, my access t0 samba share was using a DNS alias. workaround was to use the real hostname; may be a bug with smbclient.
There is no point using Samba to share files between Linux machines! Samba is meant for accessing Windows network shares and services.
Use sshfs instead, there is no setup necessary at all:
sudo apt-get install sshfs
Mount the remote filesystem with
sshfs user@host:/path /local/mount/point
and unmount with
fusermount -u /local/mount/point
