file sharing on network

[Che]

Hi Bill,

There is a space after gedit...

sudo gedit /etc/nsswitch.conf


Mark


On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 18:29 -0700, William Frick wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
> 
> Attempting your suggestion and I get the following:
> 
> 
> bill at MacBook:~$ sudo gedit/etc/nsswitch.conf
> sudo: gedit/etc/nsswitch.conf: command not found
> bill at MacBook:~$ 
> 
> 
> 
> gedit is installed, runs from within Nautilus but Read Only on the
> file.  Navigating within the terminal window is not the old DOS
> commands I remember,
> 
> 
> help !
> 
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> From: Che <cheguebeara at gmail.com>
> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com> 
> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 11:05:31 AM
> Subject: Re: file sharing on network
> 
> 
> Here is my tried and true method for connecting an Ubuntu box to the
> Windows network - just used it again last night on a new 12.04
> installation:
> 
> 1. On Ubuntu box install samba (sudo apt-get install samba)
> 
> 2. From the terminal edit nsswitch.conf as root (sudo
> gedit /etc/nsswitch.conf) as follows: 
> a. hosts: file wins dns
> 
> 3. Now edit smb.conf (sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf) as follows: 
> a. workgroup = [YOUR WORKGROUP]
> b. netbios name = [THE NAME OF YOUR UBUNTU PC / LAPTOP]
> c. name resolve order = lmhosts winds bcast host
> d. wins support = yes
> 
> 4. Reboot. You can use a samba restart but I find things work a lot
> better with a full reboot.
> 
> 5. Open Nautilus or the Samba configuration utility and set up your
> shares. I find most of the explanations on the net too wordy and
> detailed and usually one step out of place will fubar the whole thing
> and you have to start all over.
> 
> Hope this helps out.
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     
> On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 09:51 -0400, gord campbell wrote:
> > Last week I got the "failed to retrieve share list" message for the
> > first time in years. I was too busy to try to figure it out.
> > 
> > The next day, file sharing worked perfectly. I made no changes. Both
> > computers had been powered down and back up in the interim.
> > 
> > And yes, you need Samba or NFS, and Samba is the default. I think I
> have
> > read that NFS is more difficult to set up, and generally provides
> higher
> > performance.
> > 
> > (I test a new version or distro about once a month, and always test
> > setting up a shared folder, and sharing a folder from another
> computer.
> > I never edit a configuration file or use the Terminal, and it always
> > just works. Except for one time last week....)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:26:55 -0700 (PDT)
> > > From: William Frick <wfrick at rogers.com>
> > > To: The List <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > > Subject: file sharing on network
> > > Message-ID:
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> > > 
> > > I now have 3 12.04 pcs' on my network and each will list the other
> network names when 'Browsing the Network' . When the macbook was OSX
> it could access shared shared folders and files with all the rights I
> enabled. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > When in Linux however the browser reports 'Failed to retrieve
> share list from server'. This is consistent weather I try the named pc
> directly or through the 'Windows network' .? Samba installs as usual I
> think but if going linux to linux do I need Samba ?? Is there a server
> app I still need to install ?
> > > 
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