Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Ubuntu and is also the default file server for Ubuntu.
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How to add printer using SAMBA in ubuntu 13.04?
The option is not present anymore in system settings printer to add:
Windows Printer via SAMBA
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XP clients fail to print via CUPS after reboot of server
I have a HP LaserJet 4250 network printer, set up via cups on an Ubuntu 11.04 server (running as a samba PDC). Any time the server gets rebooted the Windows clients (running XP) can no longer print.
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Share guest LAMP VM folder (var/www) on Ubuntu host with separate Windows 8 machine
I've a samba server working well, permissions are fine. On host machine I've mounted the guest directory to host user home and can edit from there. I'd like to be able to edit same files from another ...
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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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Upgraded to 13.04, mount.cifs returns “Invalid argument” -22 error
Just upgraded my Ubuntu Server to 13.04, and the existing and working fstab configuration for a cifs mount is failing with the generic -22 error (invalid argument):
12:38 PM wesley at wsrv cwd ~
$ ...
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How to set up SAMBA / CUPS print server?
I am using 13.04 on an old laptop hooked up to a printer that I would like to access from my Windows 8 PC. I have been working on this for hours and I cannot seem to get the right configuration of ...
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Copying files from to shared computer or USB
I tried copying files from windows 7 laptop using samba service though network connection via LAN. after a point the copying simply stops, does not close the copy windows. no error messages are shown. ...
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after upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 file sharing doesn't always work
I have a laptop and a desktop at home with the laptop connected via WiFi and the desktop over a cable. Both of them are running only Ubuntu 13.04 after upgrading from 12.10.
On Ubuntu 12.10 I had ...
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3 samba servers…2 can see each other, 1 can only see itself
This one has got me stumped. I stumbled upon this issue while I was trying to connect my wife's EEE PC Seashell series 1015PEM to our WD TV Live box through Samba. I successfully connected a Dell ...
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stop pam_mount from issueing forceuid and forcegid (samba)
I got a problem mounting a samba share with /etc/security/pam_mount.conf.xml.
Client OS: Ubuntu 12.10 x64
When I manually mount it access right information (user/group/other) are displayed correctly ...
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Permissions of mounted cifs share (Shared from FreeNAS)
I have a FreeNAS installation running under VirtualBox. When I try to mount one of my FreeNAS shares in Ubuntu 12.10, permissions on the share prevent me from entering the directory, listing or ...
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SAMBA: Why can't Windows write in Samba shares?
I've made a clean install of XBMCbuntu on an HTPC and then installed Gnome and Samba.
Now I can not write the XBMCbuntu default shares (movies, tv shows, pictures, etc.) using a Windows machine.
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ubuntu 13.04 any way to restore connect to windows share as a different user?
When I upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04 the file manager lost the ability to connect to windows shares as a specific user(from 'connect to server') from the file manager. I could be connected to z share as ...
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How do I get my shared disk back on line in Ubuntu 13.04
I have a folder on my disk which I share over the LAN so my wife can do backups to it. It has worked since I can remember. Now I've updated to 13.04 and suddenly I no longer see it or even my computer ...
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Installing Samba on a Seperate Volume (Hard Disk)
I have managed to get my first Ubuntu Server (minimal) setup up and running on a 1GB internal USB header stick.
What I need to do now is to install the file server, but on a separate physical disk ...
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How can I share NTFS drive between Ubuntu PC
I am just installing Ubuntu 12.04 in my office in two PC. Every PC have some NTFS formated drive. So I want to share them between these two PCs. Please help me regent if possible.
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Dolphin file manager stops working after mounted samba server was turned off (unexpected action?)
I had mounted my samba share by editing file /etc/fstab
It works, I can use resources on remote system as well as on my hdd. However, if I turn off my samba server, dolphin (as I noticed) stops ...
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Samba - password access, list all shared directories
I'm using Ubuntu/Samba and I seek for an explanation how to:
put password protection access to computer, not on single directories
list all directories that I share, and not search them manually
I ...
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List samba shares and current users
Looking for a simple way to do this from the command line.
List samba shares and the users who can access each of them.
List samba shares and the users currently connected to them.
List samba ...
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I just upgraded to 13.04 and Samba isn't working. It is installed but will not open. Any help?
So I just upgraded to 13.04. I had to do a fresh install because I was having problems updating from 12.04, so I lost all of my previous settings and programs.
Now that 13.04 is up and running, I ...
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Connecting to Windows 7 shares from 12.04
After upgrading my host to 12.04 I can no longer connect to Windows Shares in my AD (Active Directory) based network. I was able to do it previously using 11.10. I thought it might be an issue with ...
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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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Files aren't getting shared on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ( Samba Error )
When I am trying to share any folder ,
following error comes in the screen :
Samba's testparm returned error 1: Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max ...
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After a failure 13.04 distupgrade, mount is not working anymore with CIFS
I have a problem after doing a failure upgrading to the 13.04 distribution, after installing all packages the script was stopped before deleting all packages (due to a network interrupt).
After ...
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Why the difference between Samba sharing inside Home folder and outside (eg: mounted device)
With Samba, when I share inside my home folder, I only need to right click the folder I want to share (Let's assume it is on the Desktop) and select Sharing Options, then just select the options I ...
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NTFS-3G permissions and inherit fstab flag
I'm trying to user a NTFS filesystem with full ACS's set just like windows.
Everything is working fine except the permissions set to created files.
Here is my environment:
fstab:
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“windows printer via samba” does not work
I am an absolute beginner in Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 using Wubi from windows 7. It was a clean install.
Now I have upgraded to Windows 8. But the problem I am facing lies with either ...
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Accessing share without defining host
I've created multiple Samba shares using "net usershare" and they work perfectly. The only question is that the user connecting to the share has to use one of the following two formats to log in ...
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Group Share Quota Related Issue
Good Day,
I want to share my experience regarding setting up Group Share Quota for my Domain Users in Samba 4. But before that, here is the basic information I have with my current setup:
Server: ...
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VLC freezes when trying to play large files on networked windows share
I have a windows 7 machine with a shared drive that holds much of my media. I have another ubuntu (13.04) machine hooked to my television that I also use to play the movies. I've noticed that when I ...
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Configuring Samba to allow Use of CUPS printer
Having trouble with samba printing. I have a CUPS printer installed on an Ubuntu 11.04 server and that works great.
When I try to configure samba to allow an XP machine to use the printer, it fails ...
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Cannot run samba interface after installing 13.04
I cannot get the samba interface to run after installing 13.04. I installed samba through the software center on one machine, and through terminal sudo apt-get install samba system-config-samba ...
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Noob Help Questions [closed]
hi guys i am very new to linux and over the last week have been testing out different distro's as i am building a new home server and my current one is running WHS 2011 i would like to try a linux ...
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SSH vs SMB vs NFS for GUI file transfer
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on many computers at my school (I am a teacher and the head tech dude). I use Clonezilla to massively clone desktops and laptops. I want to easily share the disk images ...
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Cannot access Samba share from windows 7 using hostname
I've been trying for days to get this working, and everywhere I look online it seems no one has a definitive answer, so here is the run down:
I have an external drive attached to my ubuntu 12.04 ...
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samba share create and delete permissions
i have samba server where every user of domain can write and delete files.
but i want to setup following permissions on this share.
everyone can create files or folder in this share.
all other user ...
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VirtualBox client OS (using NAT) is able to access host's LAN - How come?
My network is somewhat simple: all PCs in my LAN (Ubuntu desktop, Win7 desktop, XP netbook) connected to a dlink home router, which is connected to ISP's cable modem. LAN has IP subnet 10.10.10.0/24, ...
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Cannot get Samba past firewall
I have two interfaces. One (eth0, 192.168.1.x) is my network, my internet connection. I pay for my own because of bandwidth issues. The other (eth1, 192.168.0.x) is the other occupants' LAN that I ...
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Can I use Ubuntu as a file server? [duplicate]
Can I use an Ubuntu desktop system as a file server or is Ubuntu Server better suited for that, and how about the permissions per folder and file?
Sorry but this is my first time to use Ubuntu. I'm ...
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Ubuntu Samba user already logged in (ghost user)
Situation is following. I have two PCs. Server (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and Client (Windows 7). I set up VPN with samba share (each user has it's own shared folder). Everything worked fine untill Client PC ...
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How can I mount cifs shares in (k)ubuntu 13.04?
In (k)ubuntu 12.10, I could mount a cifs drive (from my Apple Airport Extreme) with
sudo mount -t cifs -o user=foobar,password=foobar,rw,hard,nosetuids,noperm //192.168.1.2/Drive ~/mnt/mount_point
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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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Cannot connect to windows share using computer name
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed in VMware Workstation as a guest. The VM's network adapter is set up as "bridge", so effectively, it should look like it is connected directly to the switch all my ...
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samba share, how to auto mount unmounted ntfs shared folders
I have a working samba ntfs shared folders, but they have to be mounted first before I can open them from another computer.
Is there a way to auto mount them?
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Printer not browseable by SAMBA
I have added a samba printer. But it is not browseable, Please find the following samba configuration,
###############Global Definitions############
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = ...
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My samba Share stopped working
I have three xubuntu boxes sharing files via Samba. Earlier tonight, the computers suddenly stopped seeing each other. I've restarted samba on all three boxes,to no avail. Is the next step going to ...
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Redirecting a locally mounted Windows SMB share (CIFS) to a Windows Terminal Server session
I have been living in the linux world only 2 months so far and have hit a problem with the above mentioned task, now explained in more detail:
Our company has 2 Windows Terminal Servers to which the ...
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“Failed to mount Windows share” error in Samba
This is the situation. There are 3 machines in the office. The Operating systems on them are respectively,
Linux mint
Ubuntu 12.04
Windows Vista
The Ubuntu (#2) machine is supposed to be the ...
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Ubuntu server - Make sure server can always boot and a hard drive is mounted before sharing with Samba
I have two 2-TB hard drives (not the boot/system drives) with a single partition in each, that I share with Samba. Mountpoints are in /mnt/drive01 and /mnt/drive02 .
These are also the path of two ...
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Can you mount SMB shares in Kubuntu like in Ubuntu?
I have just installed Kubuntu, and I notice that Dolphin tries to access SMB shares using libsmbclient instead of mounting an SMB location like I am used to in Nautilus. Unfortunately, the performance ...
