[Bug 1586037] [NEW] Trying to create a local network share in 16.04 but error 255 returned

[rajesh]

Public bug reported:

While trying to create local network share through nautilus the
following error was generated- 'net usershare' returned error 255: net
usershare add: cannot convert name "Everyone" to a SID. The connection
was refused. Maybe smbd is not running.

Using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

** Affects: samba (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Attachment added: "error creating share.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1586037/+attachment/4670761/+files/error%20creating%20share.png

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Title:
  Trying to create a local network share in 16.04 but error 255 returned

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  While trying to create local network share through nautilus the
  following error was generated- 'net usershare' returned error 255: net
  usershare add: cannot convert name "Everyone" to a SID. The connection
  was refused. Maybe smbd is not running.

  Using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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