Share between Ubuntu machines

Question

I'm sure it might be a very easy way to do this, but I haven't found how... I have two machines with Ubuntu 10.10 on the same network (just workgroup, no domain involved). On one of them I have shared a folder through Nautilus Folder Sharing. When opening the Network place on the second machine, I cannot see the first one listed, just Windows Network and when going into this folder I can see the Workgroup though when trying to go into it I get an Unable to mount. Failed to retrieve share list from server error.

Is it required to do something else when sharing the folder through Nautilus?

Answer 1

Method 1:
You can use SAMBA for file sharing(but samba is mostly used to share files between linux and windows machines)

• In terminal type the following gksudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

• Add the line usershare owner only = False to the [global] section.

• Go to Places>>Computer.

• Right click the folder you want to share and choose Sharing Options.

• Check the box that says Share this folder.

• Write your share name and check the box that says Allow other people to write in this folder.

• Now you should be able to see and access the shared folder from your network.

Method 2:
You can use Openssh run the following to install it,

sudo apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client

Now goto Places menu and choose Connect to Server

(In oneiric (11.10), click desktop and use the menu at the top: File --> Connect to Server)

• In the Service type: Select SSH

• In Server: give the IP address of the PC where the info is on.

• In Port: give 22.

• Now in Folder: Pick the folder you wish to share.

• In User Name: give the username of the pc you are connected to.

• Click Connect after that you will get a windows where you have to enter a password of the PC you are trying to connect to.

• Now you have read/write permissions.

Answer 2

There are many ways to share files b/w two Linux systems. The most easy and common way is SSH.

Method 1: SSH

Install ssh on both systems.

sudo apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client

Then Go to 'Places' menu and select 'Connect to server'.

Method 2: use giver

Giver allows you to drag and drop files to users on your network. It will also automatically detect other Giver users on your network.

When you drag a file, or multiple files, to a user represented by an avatar on the Giver window, the files are automatically transferred. The recipient of the files is warned that a user wishes to send files. The user can accept or decline them.

To install giver in ubuntu: sudo apt-get install giver

Answer 3

Once you set up an SSH server on one machine, you can simply connect to the other one via Nautilus by typing sftp://192.168.1.3 (or whatever the actual IP number of the other machine is) in the location bar (invoked with CTRL-L).

Answer 4

if no Windows machines involved - only Linux, you can use NFS (more native for linux)

nfs shares

long story short:

on server: in /etc/exports you put the folders need to be exported

on the clients: mount the share (auto in /etc/fstab or manual- CLI or nautilus)