the act of sharing files over a network, either server-to-client (nfs), or peer-to-peer (bittorrent)
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Share between Ubuntu machines
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 ...
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Good and easy way to share files on local machine
I would like to have a directory that has following properties:
Many users can copy files into it
These files can be deleted/changed by these users (user A can delete/modify file that was copied ...
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Files are read-only after copying over samba
I used to copy files from one system to another system via samba. How ever I am getting the file only in read only mode. What i am doing now is i used to change the file permission after transferring ...
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How can you broadcast a network share (ftp/sftp/webdav) so that it shows up in nautilus for other users
Is there a way to broadcast a network file sharing server that is using a protocol like ftp, sftp, webdav, so that it shows up in naulilus under network:// .
I once connected to network where I ...
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Share files and printer between two Ubuntu boxes
I have two Ubuntu boxes and want to share files and printer between them. I'm reading about Samba but I have a question: Is Samba only for sharing thing between Ubuntu and Windows? Another question: ...
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How to make a home server using Ubuntu desktop?
I was thinking to make my Ubuntu desktop machine in file server for using it at home .
I am having one old laptop . Could I use it as a file server so my other 4 system can download data or view data ...
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Share across network to Windows users
I have a folder I want to share with a couple windows users on the network.
I am using ubuntu 10.4
When I right click a folder I go to "Sharing Options"
There are 3 check boxes. If I check the ...
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Can see samba shares but not access them
For the life of me I cannot figure this one out.
I have samba installed and set up on the ubuntu box and on the Win7 box I CAN SEE all the shares I created.
I created two users on ubuntu that map ...
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Can't access Ubuntu's shared folders from Windows 7
In Ubuntu Maverick, I've shared some folders using the Nautilus "Sharing Options" GUI.
I can see them from Windows 7, but when I try to access them (from Windows) it asks for a username and ...
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What is the difference between a Samba share and the Nautilus share method?
So, my server finally died (good old 10 year old machine, minimum). I was running Mandriva on it using samba to share some data areas for backups and storage (had added a SATA card and some 1TB ...
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What are my options for sharing music between Windows & Ubuntu on the same network?
We have a few Windows(XP & 7) and Ubuntu machines in the house sharing a wireless connection, and want to share music between them. If possible, I would like to be able to serve music from both ...
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Can't modify files in my shared folder (virtualbox, guest is Ubuntu, host is windows 7)
I'm using virtual-box. The guest is Ubuntu. The host is Windows 7. I have a shared folder (shared by the host and the guest).
The problem is that in the guest (Ubuntu) I cannot rename/delete/edit the ...
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How do i share my files from windows 7 to Ubuntu?
I just Downloaded Ubuntu to my laptop and I noticed that my files like music and pictures aren't here. How can I get them from my Windows 7 part of my computer to the Ubuntu part? Please make it ...
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8answers
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No access to Samba shares
I have three shared folders in my local home directory- that is to say, on my Ubuntu desktop's /home/me/. All were set up using "Sharing Options" in Nautilus' right-click menu. The standard "Music" ...
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3answers
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Sharing files in LAN through Samba or SSH
I searched through many forums and I am able to share files between two Ubuntu machine and Windows machine but I have these problems which I can't solve.
any help will be thankful
When I share files ...
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4answers
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How do I share files with a Mac?
I would like to allow a Mac user on the same network to edit (in-place) a stylesheet file on my localhost.
Hence I would like to share /var/www/site1 with users on the network.
How can I do this?
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1answer
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How do I automatically create links to directories?
What is the easiest/quickest way to share files among different users?
I would like each user to have access to the same music and pictures directories. Creating symbolic links seems tedious as I ...
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Personal file sharing error, can't find webdav package
I want to share files from my ubuntu laptop to my mac pro (mac os x), my question is, what do I have to install to be able to use this program?
I tried to install "WebDAV" but I couldn't find it. ...
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2answers
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Why am I unable to mount file shares between two ubuntu machines?
I have shared my Videos folder in the home directory of my netbook and am attempting to access it from the new laptop I just got. Samba is installed on both machines, as well as smbclient. File ...
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2answers
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SSHFS files from one server to another
I am trying to find the most secure way to transfer files from one server to another.
I have the following architecture:
Currently I am using the main user salamis in order to mount the ...
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3answers
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File sharing between Ubuntu VM and Windows 7
I've got Ubuntu 12.04 running as Guest in a virtualized VMware Workstation 9 session on a Windows 7 host. The Windows machine shares a folder with the Ubuntu machine via CIFS and the Ubuntu machine ...
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3answers
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share folders between two Ubuntu 12.04 machines
I have two machines (1 laptop, 1 desktop) on same network connected to a router both have Ubuntu 12.04.
I need to share my e.g. "movies drive" from Desktop computer so that i can watch those on laptop ...
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1answer
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CloudApp Client?
I like the concept of CloudApp, and I was wondering if there was a native client, or another service with similar functionality that is not Dropbox or Ubuntu One.
Requirements:
Drag 'n drop for ...
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3answers
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What is the easiest method to share files between Windows and Ubuntu?
I have a Windows 7 installed on my laptop. I installed VirtualBox 4.1.4 with Ubuntu 11.10.
Now I want to be able to copy files from Windows to Ubuntu and vice versa.
What is the easiest method to ...
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2answers
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How to setup Ubuntu as a backup server for my Windows computer?
I took my old computer (AMD 5600+, 2GB RAM, 880gt, 250GB SATA, etc) and decided to jump and try Ubuntu for the first time. I have very very little knowledge (Red Hat when I was younger) with Linux ...
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4answers
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How do I use Ubuntu Server as file server?
In our company we would like to install Ubuntu server for file sharing, is it possible to use Ubuntu as file server for windows based client Operating systems.
what is the procedure to make Ubuntu ...
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4answers
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How to SCP a file from Mac -> Ubuntu VirtualBox?
I have a Mac (OS X) and a VirtualBox running Ubuntu.
I want to SCP a 500mb file from the Mac to the VirtualBox. How do I do this? (Probably something to do with /etc/hosts?)
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1answer
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How can I access my files through the Internet from a browser?
I remember using a software called wwwfilesharepro on Windows that allowed me to access any folder through a browser.
Is there a similar way to do this on Ubuntu?
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2answers
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How can I transfer files between two Ubuntu computers on a LAN without installing additional software?
I know I can install Samba or openssh-server to be able to share files between two Ubuntu computers. Is there a way to share files without installing additional packages?
I installed Ubuntu on two ...
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2answers
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How do I access a password protected share from nautilus?
I can access the server and non password protected shares by using the following commands:
ctrl + l smb://server/share
I can connect to the share using
smbclient //server/share -U
I can connect ...
3
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1answer
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How to mount a remote (over SSH) directory to be available like a local directory (incl. in shell, not just in Gnome)?
I've got my files (mostly text/code, nothing of heavy like videos etc.) in a directory on a remote server which I can only access by means of SSH. Can I mount it on my laptop to use it seamlessly from ...
3
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1answer
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Is it possible to obtain a public share link with the original name of the file?
I don't want to have public link for downloading and sharing which obfuscates the file name and file type like for example: http://ubuntuone.com/3y88jj4O7noyEngvCnxG88 (sample link, won't work).
...
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2answers
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Problem downloading Rapidshare file (URL encoding)
I installed Plowshare knowing that it can download rapidshare files from terminal, but if there are any parentheses () or brackets [] in the link then it can't download the link.
Can this problem be ...
3
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1answer
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Is there a taskbar applet to show the status of a remote host? [closed]
At the end of the day I would like to be able to copy files to my home PC just in case I feel inspired to work on them in the evening. But I only want to do this if the PC is on already. (I can remote ...
3
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1answer
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Why do I need to republish a file when I update it?
I am coding a program and at the same time, I want to share it with my group members using ubuntu. They don't have an Ubuntu One account and what I do is to publish the file and my friends just get ...
3
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1answer
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Fast file copier with Samba support?
I'm looking for a fast file manager for Ubuntu.
I need to copy a lot of files to Windows machine via Samba. Nautilus is so slow, that when I click on the directory I need to copy the screen just dims ...
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2answers
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How do I automate sending a file to an FTP server with a script?
I need to take make a script that takes a particular log file in /var/log/ and puts it somewhere where I can easily get it (most likely a web or FTP server I have access to). I don't think I want to ...
3
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1answer
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How do I see all of the directories shared using Nautilus Sharing Options?
When you share a directory using samba, you can do this system-wide by editing the /etc/samba/smb.conf file (the advanced way) or by right-clicking a directory using Nautilus and selecting 'Sharing ...
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1answer
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“Folder sharing” says “Share name is too long”… for what?
Most of the time when I share a folder from Ubuntu, the name field is made yellow and it says "Share name too long". But even if I keep this name, it works fine. So what is it too long for? What is ...
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Why is my samba4 [homes] share not browsable?
For some reason, I can't see the home directory share that maps to each user's home directory, [homes]. I can directly map the network drive to it in windows or mount it on a Mac, but when trying to ...
3
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1answer
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why samba share files are not able to access by some user for some time?
I'm running samba on Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS, I've some folders on samba share and created some user to access it, but suddenly some of the user are not able to access it for a certain time only.
For ...
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1answer
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Sharing files between 2 Ubuntu One accounts
I have Ubuntu-One both at work and at home, and would like to share files between the two. However, these are set up under two different Ubuntu-One accounts, with different logins and passwords; I'd ...
3
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1answer
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How to access shared drive connected to Airport Extreme router? [closed]
I have an external hard drive connected to my Airport Extreme. I keep my photo and music files on it and can access them from both a Mac and a Windows XP machine.
For some reason I can't find, much ...
3
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1answer
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Samba smbtree No output; failed to retrieve share list
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 on two machines, one laptop & one desktop. Faced the same problem when I used 12.04.
When I try connecting to the other machine using 'Connect to Server', I give the correct ...
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How to setup a passwordless samba share on KDE?
I want to setup samba and have a folder share that is not protected by passwords, but open for anyone, read-only. what do i need to write on smb.conf?
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1answer
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How to map a network drive?
I am unable to map a Windows network drive in Ubuntu. I have entered the following command in the terminal:
karthick@karthick:~$ sudo mount -t cifs -o username=raghu //172.29.32.184 /media/Data/
...
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How to grant write permissions in Samba?
I'm having trouble with read/write permissions on my Samba server, how do I fix my smb.conf and file permissions to have a more unified access?
smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = workgroup
netbios name = ...
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What are ways for file transfer between computers
I just learned there are several ways to transfer files between Windows on two computers from here. I was wondering
what are the possible ways to
transfer files between Ubuntus on
two computers? ...
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2answers
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How to connect to / edit files on 12.04 guest from Windows 7 host?
I would like to have the following setup, but I don't really know where to start looking or if it is even possible:
Windows 7 is the host Operating System
Ubuntu 12.04 guest Operating System is ...
2
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2answers
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How do I re-install Samba?
I recently followed a guide to configure Samba but I couldn't get it configured properly. After realizing that the guide was six years out of date I thought I should start again.
I reinstalled samba ...
