[Bug 1293177] Re: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare add: cannot convert name "Everyone" to a SID. Access denied.

[Chow Loong Jin]

Yeah I see it too. Looks like a regression in samba.

  affects ubuntu/samba
  status new
  tags + regression-release

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Kind regards,
Loong Jin


** Also affects: samba (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare add: cannot convert
  name "Everyone" to a SID. Access denied.

Status in “nautilus-share” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When using the "Local Network Share" tab in the folder properties
  window to try and share a folder, the result is an error message:

  'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare add: cannot convert
  name "Everyone" to a SID. Access denied.

  pburt at magus:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
  Release:	14.04
  pburt at magus:~$ /etc/init.d/samba status
   * nmbd is running
   * smbd is running
  pburt at magus:~$ apt-cache policy nautilus-share
  nautilus-share:
    Installed: 0.7.3-1ubuntu5
    Candidate: 0.7.3-1ubuntu5
    Version table:
   *** 0.7.3-1ubuntu5 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  pburt at magus:~$

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: nautilus-share 0.7.3-1ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Mar 16 12:21:59 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-04 (70 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  SourcePackage: nautilus-share
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-03-09 (7 days ago)

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