[Bug 1767454] Re: "Other Locations" does not automatically find Samba servers in Ubuntu 18.04

[Andreas Hasenack]

After you install smbclient, can you please just run the "smbtree"
command:

Here it lists my NAS and its shares:
$ smbtree
LOWTECH
	\\NAS          		
		\\NAS\photo          	System default shared folder
		\\NAS\IPC$           	IPC Service ()
(...)

This is my smb.conf where smbtree was run (all defaults):
	dns proxy = No
	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
	map to guest = Bad User
	max log size = 1000
	obey pam restrictions = Yes
	pam password change = Yes
	panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
	passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
	server role = standalone server
	server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
	syslog = 0
	unix password sync = Yes
	usershare allow guests = Yes
	idmap config * : backend = tdb


[printers]
	browseable = No
	comment = All Printers
	create mask = 0700
	path = /var/spool/samba
	printable = Yes


[print$]
	comment = Printer Drivers
	path = /var/lib/samba/printers

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Title:
  "Other Locations" does not automatically find Samba servers in Ubuntu
  18.04

Status in gvfs:
  Confirmed
Status in samba:
  Unknown
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu: 18.04 clean install
  Nautilus: 1:3.26.3-0ubuntu4

  The actions taken to produce the problem:
  Click on “Other Locations” in Nautilus.

  The expected result of these actions:
  Samba servers to automatically show up under “Networks”. This is the behavior in Ubuntu 17.10 using Nautilus 1:3.26.0-0ub. Also, clicking on “”Windows Network” immediately shows "Folder is Empty".

  The actual result of these actions:
  The Samba servers never show up under “Networks” and clicking on "Windows Network" always immediately comes up with "Folder is Empty".

  Further information:
  This happens on both machines with a clean Ubuntu 18.04 install. My Ubuntu 17.10 machines still work like expected.

  I can still manually type in the Samba information in "Connect to
  Server" and the 18.04 machines connect just fine.

  
  From syslog:
  Apr 27 13:49:34 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 dbus-daemon[1333]: [session uid=1000 pid=1333] Activating service name='org.gnome.Nautilus' requested by ':1.13' (uid=1000 pid=1468 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell " label="unconfined")
  Apr 27 13:49:34 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 dbus-daemon[1333]: [session uid=1000 pid=1333] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Nautilus'
  Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 dbus-daemon[754]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.131' (uid=1000 pid=4857 comm="/usr/bin/nautilus --gapplication-service " label="unconfined")
  Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
  Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 nautilus[4857]: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: Failed to execute child process “net” (No such file or directory)
  Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 dbus-daemon[754]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
  Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
  Apr 27 13:49:40 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 gvfsd[1432]: mkdir failed on directory /var/cache/samba: Permission denied

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