Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Ubuntu and is also the default file server for Ubuntu.
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Share Ext4 Partition Over Network
I have an Ext4 partition (not auto-mounted) that I would like to share (entirely) in my home that contains Mac OSX, Windows and Linux machines (currently the most important is sharing with the Mac). ...
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“Failed to retrieve share list from server” error when browsing a share with Nautilus
A bit before upgrading from 10.04 to 11.10, my Ubuntu desktop stopped allowing me to access my Windows share directories. I figured I'd upgrade to 11.10 and the problem would get fixed but no.
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Which to use NFS or Samba?
I am setting up a box to be a file server at the house. It will mainly be used to share music, pictures, movies with other linux boxes on the network, and one OS X machine. From what I have read NFS ...
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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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How do I mount Samba share as non-root user
Is there a step-by-step tutorial that instructs in detailed step-by-step how to smbmount a Samba share to be used by a non-root user on a Ubuntu 10.04 desktop?
Note: there are numerous threads on ...
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Network share 'remember forever' option doesn't work
I use Ubuntu 11.10 with xfce & gnome, and am dependent on company network infrastructure for windows shares (as well as Outlook, but more on that later). So I also fall under their password ...
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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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How to enable user sharing per instructions?
I have this entry in .xsession-errors log
"Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned
error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory ...
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How to mount a samba share permanently?
How to mount a samba share permanently in ubuntu 10.10? Also i dont want to display the share icon in my desktop. How to acheive this task?
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How do I set up file sharing between two Ubuntu laptops on my wireless network?
I have two laptops running Ubuntu 12.04. Both connect to the same WIFI network to access internet.
How do I connect them to each other so that I can access files on one from another and vice versa?
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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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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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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 automount a gvfs file system on logon
I configured a remote folder in nautilus. I always need this remote folder, so I created a symbolic link to it in my home folder: ln -s ~/.gvfs/remote_folder ~/remote_folder.
Though, when I first ...
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How can I access Windows shares after changing DNS servers (e.g. switching to OpenDNS)?
I'm on Maverick trying to access shared folders hosted on Windows machines across a home network. Mysteriously I stopped being able to see them through Nautilus (I couldn't even open Windows network ...
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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 enable file sharing between two PCs?
How to enable file sharing between two Ubuntu Oneiric PCs.
I have installed Samba both machines
I have changed permissions to all
create guest accounts
file is in home folder
Why cant I see shared ...
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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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I cant get samba to set proper permissions on created directories
I have a ubuntu server sharing some folders using samba. When a client creates a new folder or file, the permissions aren't set according to the settings in smb.conf.
My current settings for a ...
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How do I access a mounted Windows share from the command line?
I use Places > Connect to Server... to connect to a Windows share in my work environment (requires Kerberos authentication). When I do so, I can access the Windows share via Nautilus, but I can't ...
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Network authentication not working
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and Im trying to connect it to my NAS. It connects fine to folders where there are not authentication needed. However, if I try to open a password protected folder it ...
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How to mount a samba shared folder (Ubuntu x Ubuntu)
I have a server for development (Ubuntu 12.04). On that machine, I have a shared folder named "projects". I tried
sudo mount -t smbfs smb://192.168.2.28/projects/myProject /mnt/myProject
on my ...
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What's the easiest way to mount Windows share as a local folder in home directory?
Via Gnome Nautilus I can easily mount Samba shares from my Ubuntu Server. However, these "mounts" are kinda of fake. Many applications I run do not recognize that Gnome has mounted these server ...
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Nautilus wants a password when I try connecting to a public Windows share
There is a computer on my network running Windows 7 Professional with a bunch of shared folders and printers available on the default WORKGROUP domain. There is no password for any of these shares and ...
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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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Connecting to Windows7 share gives mount error
Hi I am having trouble with Ubuntu 11.10 to the workgroup containing windows computers.
I am getting this message when I click on the workgroup I want to access from the Ubuntu Network interface:
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How do I completely reset Samba to the shipped defaults?
Since no one can help me with sharing files from Samba, how can I reset it to the defaults and delete any residual configurations from previous releases? Then, presumably, the GUI sharing would work ...
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Cannot connect to Samba share from Nautilus
I have Ubuntu 10.04 and I would like to connect to my Samba shares which are on a DLink DNS323.
From Nautilus in "Places" -> "Network" I can easily navigate to the DND323 and see the available ...
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How do I navigate to a samba location I've mounted in Nautilus on the command line?
Please note: I am two weeks old in Linux. I have found a lot of answers to this question on the internet, tried many, but all failed one way or another. Therefore I dare to ask once again in the hope ...
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Windows users unable to access samba share of an external drive
It doesn't seem that many others have had this problem so I thought I'd ask here.
Have a server running Ubuntu with 1 internal and 1 external drive. Have a folder shared with samba on the internal ...
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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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Uploading or attaching files that located on a shared drive doesn't work?
I have this odd, quite minor, but annoying issue that I am quite perplexed about.
Whenever I try to upload a file via my browser(let's say attach a file to an email in GMail), I click 'Browse' button ...
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How can I share files over a Windows network?
I have a media computer which I recently reformatted to Ubuntu 10.04. I am probably just missing something obvious but I can't figure out how to share folders and files, so that I can browse to them ...
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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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Group share permisssions to windows clients?
On our home network we have Ubuntu 10.4 amd64 Desktop functioning as a file server and a couple of WinXP laptops. Ubuntu is not set up as a domain server, user names and passwords are synched, ...
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Example of Procedure for NAS Storage Auto-Mounting
In Windows, I used to "Map Network Drive" and voila, it worked and was there when I started. This is what I would like to happen on Ubuntu, with a slight twist.
I'd like to, shall we say, "remap", my ...
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Setup LAN connection with Windows Guest
I want to setup a samba server on My Ubuntu host for My Windows Guest in Virtual Box.
The Question is : How can I achieve this or Is it possible?
Note:
I am not trying to use the shared folder ...
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Tips for debugging Samba performance?
Samba gives me 24 MB/s read and 44 MB/s write, while ftp gives 97 and 112 MB/s under the same circumstances.
The documentation says that
Generally, you should find that Samba performs
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How do I share a folder on a NTFS partition over the network?
I'm on Ubuntu 11.10, and I want to share a folder on an automounted NTFS partition (/dev/sda4) over the network. The purpose of this network is to share files between computers, it contains mostly ...
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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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UFW firewall still blocking SMB despite adding rules
I have an Ubuntu PC with ufw firewall (GUI version). I have added the preset Samba service, in and out, and even tried adding the ports manually (135-139, 445, UDP and TCP, in and out), but it still ...
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How to apply group policy?
I have a windows server and all the clients are linux based(ubuntu 11.10),i want to set up group/domain policy on my network.
Please suggest anything other than likewise-open policy. How to apply ...
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How to setup samba as a domain controller?
I would like to setup samba as a domain controller. Can anyone help me with clear installation procedure and steps? Thanks in advance..
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Can't browse samba share, get a “Cannot retrieve share list from server” error
I'm having a lot of issues with Samba and trying to connect it up with a MyWorldBook NAS drive.
Running Maverick
I have the Samba 2:3.5.4 package installed that the distro came loaded with.
I can ...
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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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How to install Samba and Share directory and Printer
I am trying to get Samba working on Ubuntu to share a Directory and a Printer over the network to a Windows PC, only... when I install it I can't get the link for the GUI, and I can get no where with ...
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Ubuntu Samba server in a Windows domain
I have a problem setting up a Samba file server in a Windows domain.
We have a Windows domain (Windows Server 2008) and I would like to set up an Ubuntu server as NAS and webserver (egroupware). I ...
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Samba Share Issues
Ok, so I have added two users to samba, user1 and user2.
I've also added a couple of different shares, with different path locations.
I am connecting from a Windows XP machine. User1 can connect to ...
