Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Ubuntu and is also the default file server for Ubuntu.
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Can't see Windows shares from Ubuntu PC's when I boot a second Windows PC
I used the information on this page:
http://www.sitepoint.com/ubuntu-12-04-lts-precise-pangolin-file-sharing-with-samba/
down to and including the "configuring winbind" section.
IF I have the ...
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Setting up user/group access to a usb drive
I'm trying to set up an Ubuntu 12.10 file server and don't know how to create the shares and permissions "properly" to make the system as secure as possible.
I'm looking for practical instructions, ...
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simple and easy way to sync folders over LAN
Summary: i'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop and on my desktop. I need to sync my data between these computers. I don't want a backup utility - i need a two-way sync.
What i tried already:
Using a ...
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Used SSH to establish internal connection to another virtual machine; now I can't change it back
I logged onto my server from a remote computer via SSH using its hostname server.domain.com. The Samba server's IP is 192.168.5.33.
I then used the ssh command to connect with the local FTP server ...
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Print file was not accepted
I have installed and configured cups and samba on Ubuntu 12.04 server for printing but when my windows clients send print job it stops in print queue and says that "print file was not accepted" any ...
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Samba guest account not in group?
I have my samba config as such:
[global]
security = user
guest account = nobody
[media]
path = /data/media
browsable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
read only = no
...
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Why am I getting [mount error(22): Invalid argument] while trying to mount SMB network drive?
Disclaimer: I am very new to Linux :)
Anyway, onward:
I have a fresh instance of Ubuntu Server (12.04.1 LTS) running on my network and I want to mount a network drive to the server so I can access ...
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File sharing through samba is not working over LAN
getting the following error while running net usershare command.
net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error Permission denied
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Accessing Ubuntu from Windows over Samba: The specified network name is no longer available
I've just installed Samba on my Ubuntu 12.04 machine and need to access it from Windows Server 2008.
$ sudo apt-get install samba
$ service smbd status
smbd start/running, process 23485
When I try ...
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Accessing Share folder (Samba) on newly installed Harddisk
I am able to acccess my samba shares on my main harddisk just fine on all networked PC's. However when I installed a new harddisk and setup everything the same way as the old folders, when trying to ...
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How do I share my PC's files with Windows machines? I'm getting “net usershare” errors
I have Acer Travelmate C110 with Ubuntu 11.10 and Lenovo Thinkpad Windows 7 64 bit.
I wanted to share may Ubuntu desktop so I can access it from Windows 7.
I rightclick on the desktop folder and try ...
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How to configure samba not to share or not to disply shares?
How can I configure samba so that I can connect to a WORKGROUP with boxes with diffeerent op systems but not to share or hide the shares from other boxes?
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Samba - Network transfers from one share to another… local or LAN based?
I have Samba running on my server, which is Ubuntu Server 12.04. I have Ubuntu 12.04 desktop edition on my desktop. If I connect to a share on my server and I want to move files from one directory to ...
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Samba4 stable packages available?
I'm looking for an apt-repo / PPA with samba4 stable packages for Precise. I wasn't able to find any, but cannot believe that it doesn't exist ... Am I mising something?
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Samba Error-WindowsXP Shares-(Error NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL)
john@Laptop:~$ smbtree
Enter john's password:
MYHOME
\\LAPTOP Laptop server (Samba, Ubuntu)
\\LAPTOP\print$ Printer Drivers
\\LAPTOP\John ...
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Connecting to existing network with Windows computers
I am currently using an Acer Aspire One KAV60 netbook and want to run it on Ubuntu 12.10. I want to add this netbook to an already existing network that consists of 3 other laptops that run on Windows ...
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Package 'samba' is virtual - Error when installing Samba
I'm trying to set up an Ubuntu computer as a centralised storage for a few Windows 7 computers on my network. I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10.
However, when I try to install Samba through the ...
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How to access Samba shares in Lubuntu 12.10
Lubuntu uses PCmanFM as it's default file manager. I want to access my samba share with PCmanFM to upload and download files. I've already installed the "samba" and "cifs-utils" packages and thier ...
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Why is it my Windows XP and Windows 7 PC/laptop can find and connect to my Ubuntu file server while my Ubuntu laptop cannot see it?
I have an Ubuntu file server running SAMBA on my home wifi network. It is set to share a directory under the user "john"
I have a Windows XP desktop connected to the network and it sees the file ...
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Cannot print from Java application on Samba printer, but can on network printer
I have strange problem with printing from Ubuntu, and cannot figure how to solve it.
Running some custom Java application on Ubuntu 12.04, and it have to print some of the content.
It can print ...
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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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Local file copy using SMB shares
I created two SMB shares for my local disks on my server: disk1 and disk2. Using my laptop I can access the shares. If I try to copy files between these two shares using my laptop the speed is very ...
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How to build an intranet site ( from Samba shares)?
In the near future I will migrate my old Ubuntu box to a new server running Ubuntu 12.04 Server. On the old server we currently have some files shared with Samba and want to move them to the new ...
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Mounting samba share in using fstab
I tried to mount a samba share from the local network to a folder in my PC. I added the following line in fstab
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.5/my/folder/ /home/mounts/localmount/
But when I do ...
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How to network a mounted windows partition?
I'm new to Xubuntu, using Samba, and it looks like I can share the mounted Windows partition, but it does not show up on my other computer, a Windows XP laptop.
How exactly can I allow my ...
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Problems auto-mounting samba/cifs share with fstab
I have been following the same tutorial that everyone else is referencing. My fstab entry is exactly like in the tutorial with changes to actual location. I keep getting the error
mount: only root ...
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Can't connect win7 to samba4 domain 'network path not found'
Been stuck for three days on this one, I have a Ubuntu server 12.10 that I would like to use as an active directory domain server. I have set this up before on the same network but can't seem to ...
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configure simutaneous connections, one for internet, one for home/work network
I have 12.10 on my laptop and I use my cellphone to go online but when I'm home I want to be able to plug into my other laptop with just a cable. My phone will act as a router if I want and I can file ...
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How to mount writable samba shares?
I'd like to mount a folder from my Mac on my Ubuntu machine. So far I've enabled file sharing on my Mac and enabled Samba.
On Ubuntu I am able to connect to the share by simply navigating to ...
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“Failed to retrieve share list from server” error when browsing a share with Nautilus [closed]
I get feeling, somehow never going to work again.
It USED to work fine! Seems like an update killed it awhile ago.
I have two windows 7 PC and 1 ubuntu 12.04 PC
I can view tricia-pc ok,
When I click ...
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Able to see Samba Shares but can't access them
I have set up Samba, and am able to see my server 'Fam-Server' but unable to access it.
I am not very knowledgeable about Ubuntu so, if possible, explain in layman's terms. I am following this guide ...
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How to direct Back in Time snapshots to a Samba share?
Running a Samba share on a Windows 7 PC. This PC, directs output to my unRAID server. I can access the share from my laptop running Ubuntu 12.04 via Nautilus 3.4.2. Now I want to run Back In Time ...
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How does Nautilus mount Windows network drives?
When I browse my local network, I can access the windows drives of a Windows machine without any issue. Everything is visible, shared or not shared folders. I have full permissions.
I notice that ...
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How can I connect to a Samba server using it's hostname instead of the IP?
I am a beginner when it comes to Linux, and have recently put together a media server, holding all my movies, running ubuntu 12.04.
After following tutorials and forums i can successfully ping, by ...
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Can't open windows share with login
Do I have to configure something in order to be able to access windows network shares? When opening the path smb://servername.fqdn/c$ in nautilus, I'll get a login mask asking for user, domain and ...
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Why is Samba not allowing write access for AD users in a local group?
I've configured samba 3.6.3 to use AD on my ubuntu box. The configuration seems to be correct, commands like getent group, getent passwd return groups and users from AD. I can grant AD user ...
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How to get samba4 installed. Having compiling errors
I have Ubuntu 12.04 server installed. I followed the install instructions for samba (Samba AD DC HOWTO) copied from sambaWiki website. I only got to step 2 which is Compile Samba and received an ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 & 12.04 sharing folder to Windows 7
Ubuntu 10.04 & 12.04 sharing folders in folder properties works (asked me to install something) sees and i can connect using my usernames and passwords.
BUT
from Windows 7 i can see them but cant ...
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fstab SMB share not mounting with read write access to Windows 8 machine
I am using windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 and the windows 8 machine is setup as a SMB share. I have read through the man page for cifs-mount, but now matter what I try, I cannot get the share to give me ...
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Shared mounted folder on standart user can read-only files
I've shared a folder, then logged in to another user and mounted in to ~/Documents. User is Standard, has the group samba.
I have tried a lot of permissions with chown, chmod and so on. The user with ...
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Samba doesn't work upon boot until restart of service
I've installed a Samba server using Ubuntu Server as the OS. When the computer starts, smbd and nmbd both start correctly. However, if I go to a client and type:
$ smbclient -L feynman
I get:
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How to turn on Network Discovery for Samba
I have an Ubuntu server.
Accessing the server from Windows clients works fine.
But the server is not listed among the available PCs on Windows client's Network overview.
For windows machines it ...
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How to make nautilus forget saved password?
I am browsing Shared folders on a Windows network through Samba.
When I first opened a system on the network I was asked for a login username, password and I checked the save-password setting. Now ...
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User's password can not be set with passwd
I am running Ubuntu as a server, but with X-windows setup. I have SSH , Samba and RAID 5 setup. Was having trouble browsing Samba shares from my Windows 7 laptop, so I thought it might be a problem ...
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Windows Printer via Samba - browse not available
Recently installed Kubuntu 12.10 on a Dell XPS system. Overall happy, but I cannot access my Windows printers. Samba is correctly installed and works for browsing and accessing Windows directories on ...
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FTP access to a windows machine on LAN?
I am on a LAN network on which most of the systems are Windows based and only I am using Ubuntu 12.10.
I want to access the Shared folders on these systems using my ubuntu.
I have installed samba ...
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How do I copy files faster on USB 2 external drive via LAN/SAMBA?
Is there a way to copy faster multiple files on an external USB 2 drive via LAN through SAMBA?
When using Nautilus the speed is about 1.6 MB/sec. Theoretically the max speed should be 60MB/sec?
The ...
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Permissions fail to change, even using sudo nautilus
I've read a lot of threads here but still can't seem to make this work: I'm trying to share various folders (any folders whatsoever) on HDDs other than "File System" over the LAN using fresh install ...
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How do I configure a CUPS/Samba printer server and share my printer over the LAN?
On my Ubuntu 12.04.1 server I've installed CUPS and Samba. My printer is a HP Color Laserjet 1600 (connected using USB) and it's plugged in, powered on.
Samba file sharing works very well, however ...
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Where are the cifs logs and how do I enable them?
I have Ubuntu 12.10 running as a guest in VMware. The host is Windows 7 64-bit. The Ubuntu guest is set up a "bridge", so it should just be seen as a computer that is connected to the same switch as ...
