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Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Ubuntu and is also the default file server for Ubuntu.

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What is the UNC network path to a folder shared via Samba?

I am trying to direct a scanner to scan directly to a shared folder on my home network. The scanner's web service asks for the network path to my shared folder, and only accepts UNC as input, i. e. \\...
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Samba net rpc rights grant SeDiskOperatorPrivilege Fails

Ubuntu Server 18.04 Installed/Configured Samba Joined Domain successfully Can browse the server and see the “printer share” – from Windows PC >net view \servername lists the printer share Kerberos ...
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18.04 LTS Samba error 'net usershare' returned error 255

I use Ubuntu 18.04 LTS as my media server. I have 2 hdds that I share to a Windows PC to feed files to the Ubuntu media server. This morning I couldn't connect to one of the drives via Windows ...
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No matter what i try, Samba shares keep promptig for login when trying to connect via windows

I am trying to create Samba shares that are fully public so anyone can access them on the network. However no matter what config options i put in i always get prompted for a login which is not what i ...
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Write Permissions denied to LAN mounted drive

16.04 attempting to rsync with a LAN connected Western Digital Mycloud NAS. CIFS utilities installed to 16.04: sudo apt install cifs-utils Mounted remote NAS to /mnt/nas : mount -t cifs //192.168....
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Samba share for work timesheets

So I am currently using Samba as a timesheet service for the employees to write their work hours. I have a share called "timesheets" that is accessible to all users that are part of the "timesheet" ...
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fstab edit for NAS mount

I have a WD Mycloud and I want to permanently mount the public folders on my Ubuntu computer. I have edited the fstab to this line but I have some questions: //192.168.106.105/Public /media/nas cifs ...
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samba share write privileges lost

I had a samba shared drive that use to work fine for my ubuntu workstation but wasn't available on Windows computers. The setup allowed for anonymous users to access it and this is not permitted on ...
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Can't copy from Samba shares after upgrade to 18.04

A server "S" runs Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Samba 4.7.6-Ubuntu. smb.conf has been left with all the default settings, except for workgroup name changed, and the following blocks added at the bottom: [...
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Failed to start Samba SMB Daemon. Failed with result 'exit-code'

My ubuntu was working fine, I logged in a shell and found that some packages could be upgraded so I launched an apt update && apt upgrade and after a while I got an error: fmf@kodi:~$ sudo ...
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Can't mount smb location with gio mount

I have a computer (name=Amazon1, UBUNTU 18.04) that can’t “see” any other computers on my local LAN. I have searched the Internet and it seems like 95% of the information is about connecting TO a ...
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Cannot Get Windows Shares To Work Via Samba On Ubuntu Server 18.04.1 And New Drive; Cannot Change Owner

I have a file server running 1TB HDD (sdb) with a single partition and two directories shared via Samba that are accessible by our Windows, Mac and Ubuntu computers. This setup works perfectly. I ...
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Problems setting up samba and connect with windows, "You can't access this shared folder..."

I have tried multiple guides on the internet trying to solve this problem that I have. I have installed samba on my Ubuntu server 18.04.1. I added the shared folder with the following settings: #my ...
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Does cp --update work with a samba share?

I have the impression that files I copy to a mounted samba share with cp -u are copied also when in fact the source file is older than the destition file. Or are there other timestamps then the one I ...
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Kubuntu - kcm_printer_manager - Windows printer via SAMBA - Browse button greyed out

In /usr/bin/kcmshell5 kcm_printer_manager, when I click on "Add printer" and then on "Window printer via SAMBA", the "Browse" button is greyed out. Instead, by running system-config-printer (the ...
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Slow processing speed of samba

I use samba for exchanging files within my LAN. The reason I use samba is because there is need to access the server's samba shares from Linux, Windows, and Mac. For exchanging files it works alright. ...
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dns problem in samba addc

auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.254 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 192.168.1.254 dns-search ...
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Changing the location nautilus mounts samba shares to

I would like to change the way nautilus mounts my shared windows folders. Currently the path to my shared folder is: /run/user/1000/gvfs/smb-share:server=some.cool.server,share=someshare/path/to/my/...
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ubuntu 16.04. How to install samba with python 3.7?

One day i've installed python 3.7 from sources on Ubuntu 16.04. After first reboot samba shares disappear. Please help me to install samba with python3.7. $ sudo apt install samba Reading package ...
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bad usage on attempting to mount

I don't understand the bad usage that is happening here. I am trying to mount a samba share (NAS) and I get mount: bad usage. I was under the impression mount is used: mount <options> <...
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Samba fails to upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 Python error

I tried to do a apt upgrade and Samba failed to upgrade: Preparing to unpack .../python-urllib3_1.13.1-2ubuntu0.16.04.2_all.deb ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line ...
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Network share files issue?

I'm trying to set up file sharing so i can transfer files from my windows 10 computer to my Ubuntu 18.04 computer. I installed samba with sudo apt-get install samba I made a folder on my hard drive,...
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How do I make my computer name visible on the local network and Windows?

Sorry if I am asking this in the wrong place, but I am no *nix expert and I failed to find an answer to my question, although I found similar issues on XRDP and Samba tags. When I use RDP on Windows ...
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Which reasons can break a mountpoint in mp3fs?

I use mp3fs on a samba share (openmediavault). When I copy from that mp3fs mountpoint on the share (via terminal or via file manager) usually the process fails at some point thereby crashing the mount ...
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Ubuntu Server 18.04.01 LTS CIFS Mount failing

Having issues getting my persistent network shares to mount in Ubuntu, here is what ive added to /etc/fstab //192.168.2.10/AlphaData_GlobalShare /media/AlphaData cifs credentials=/root/....
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How do a mount a NAS (WD, MyBookLive) so i can add media to a plex server?

How do I add/mount my exsisting NAS drive (WD,MybookLive) so that I can add the folder to my plex server? As I understand it (and this is day1 of me using Linux) I have to add a line in fstab to ...
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I'm trying to set up a Samba share, and I can see the share from Windows but can't access it

I am trying to set up a share from Ubuntu to Windows 10. I have followed this tutorial here. I don’t understand why that tutorial says to create the "home" section in smb.conf because it doesn’t do ...
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CIFS automount works on ubuntu 12 but not ubuntu 16

I'm trying to migrate a server from ubuntu 12 to ubuntu 16 and there is an automount being used to connect to a SLES 11 ftp server. I copied the configs from the u12 server to the u16. Packages: ...
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After 18.04.01 LTS server update samba returns unable to find suitable address message

So, at first Samba worked even after the update, Due to lack of GB on server side hard drive i changed the label of a drive. altered all i needed to relevant places and files. All worked, could acces ...
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How to add an AD group members to a local group

I already have the AD integration working via sssd where a user logging in is a member of one of two AD groups. They are able to ssh into the server and if it's their first login they're granted ...
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Bunch of CIFS VFS errors with SMB mount

I'm currently getting a lot of CIFS VFS errors especially the first line gets repeated a lot. CIFS VFS: Free previous auth_key.response = 0000000000 CIFS VFS: Close unmatched open CIFS VFS: Error -32 ...
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Can mount SMB share using nautilus but not using smbclient

I can mount my SMB share using nautilus by simply adding the location smb://ip Here's what happens when I use smbclient on another computer: lz@air:/media$ smbclient -L //192.168.0.3 WARNING: The "...
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Networking frustrations - 2 weeks of research with no answers

I have three computers on my network. 1 Windows 10 machine, 1 Mac OS machine and 1 Ubuntu machine. Windows machine: can see Mac, access Mac, read and write to Mac. Can see Ubuntu machine but trying ...
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Ubuntu18.04 smb using SMB3 force user does not work (all files owned by root instead of forced user) works with vers=1.0

I have just upgraded from ubuntu16.04 to 18.04.1 Previously I had some CIFS/SMB shares auto-mounted using autofs and one of the shares is configured on the smb server to force the user and group to "...
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Is it possible to undo an upgrade?

I had a server running 16.04 all was well and I didn't really need to upgrade it. I foolishly did so and now lot sof things have broken, most importantly the Windows share functionality doesn't work ...
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Samba is not launching ubuntu 18.04

How to configure samba on Ubuntu 18.04 I installed Samba from Ubuntu Software and its not launching and I also installed gksu after uninstalling samba and reinstalled it
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How to fix fstab samba mounts not loading

I have two mount statements in the fstab file but they dont work. Here is an example- I can do a sudo mount with the text below, it works perfectly. sudo mount //192.168.0.200/Movies /mnt/NAS1HD -...
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Where are Ubuntu 18 network shares configured?

I have a local server running Ubuntu 18.04.1 which was recently upgraded from Ubuntu 15 where I had a few shares configured manually via Samba in /etc/samba/smb.conf like: [myshare] path = /home/...
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Aiming to transfer a very large amount of data from an Ubuntu 18.04 PC to a WIN10 PC. What should I be using?

I need to transfer a reasonably large amount of data from an Ubuntu 18.04 to a Windows. I have checked the other Q/As ([1],[2]) on this site but what I have gathered is inconclusive. People suggest ...
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Ubuntu server machine doesn't seem to be discoverable on network from another Linux machine

I've installed Ubuntu Server 18.04 on the machine I use as my home server. I've installed Samba on it so I could use it as a local file server. However, although I configured Samba and rebooted, my ...
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Samba shares read only after switch from Debian to Ubuntu

I've bought a new computer and thats why I switched to Ubuntu. Debian and new hardware don't mix... I have some smb shares that I've put in my fstab. //192.168.0.2/foo /media/foo cifs ...
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Make Samba on Ubuntu 18.04 work with Windows clients which require digitally signed communications

Due to a recent change of security policies where I work, users' Windows 7 PCs are now configured with Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\...
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using fstab to mount network drive with cifs

I'm trying to set up samba on an ubuntu server, and create automatic backups on my ubuntu desktop, both 18.04, but I can't seem to configure fstab properly. I have ownership of both the server's ...
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Error while using samba for file sharing - convert name "Everyone" to a SID

I get the following error when using samba for file sharing: Net usershare returned error 255: net usershare add: cannot convert name "Everyone" to a SID. The transport connection attempt was ...
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Can't add a printer shared on windows 7 on Ubuntu 18.04

Running system-config-printer and adding a printer shared on windows 7, I can browse the printer shares, it asks me the user an password (no need on windows so I type anything), then I select the ...
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How can I connect to a DFS share on a Windows 2016 Server?

My company host our data on a Windows Server 2016. I am running Xubuntu (version 15.04) and cannot get connected to our share using the mount command. This is an example of command I unsuccessfully ...
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Application Write Failures to Windows Share

I am wondering whether anyone else has run into this issue, or if I've discovered a new bug. Since upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 several applications are unable to write to a Windows share. Nautilus ...
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Is it possible to share a specific folder on my network from two different OS's on the same PC and be accessed the same?

I have a dual boot system running Ubuntu and Windows 10. I have setup sharing the second hard drive on the network on Ubuntu so that a media player on the same network can access the files. Is it ...
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How to mount folders to bypass NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED

I currently have access to an smb share that contains a root directory. I am able to browse the root directory, but there is a folder that I cannot view as it gives me an NT_ACCESS_DENIED. When I try ...
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