Inability to browse Windows shares.

[Mark Ellse]

Thanks for this. But Wine is not the culprit. Not installed.

Mark

2008/11/2 Scott Ritchie <scott at open-vote.org>

> Mark Ellse wrote:
> > Jono Bacon suggested I subscribe to this list to raise the profile of
> > bug 207072. This bug is a Nautilus one. It prevents Nautilus (and
> > therefore the normal Ubuntu user) from browsing Windows shares on an
> > Ubuntu computer connected to a Windows network.
> >
> > This bug turns Ubuntu from a very useful operating system,  which one
> > can recommend to ones friends and colleagues, to something that is
> > pretty much useless.
> >
> > I run a school. We have a number of Ubuntu workstations and LTSP servers
> > on the staff networks. All this was set up since Ubuntu had for quite a
> > while demonstrated its ability to browse Windows networks, and therefore
> > be up to the task of deployment in a Windows network.
> >
> > When Hardy was first released, it worked as well. But some update
> > prevented browing, and hence it has become useless.
> >
> > Since I, as principal of the school, have deployed Ubuntu, I look stupid
> > and incompetent. I can tough that out. But had I been simply the IT
> > manager, pushing for Ubuntu consideration, I'd have lost all future
> > credibiltiy.
> >
> > What interests me is that when I email Jono about the bug, he doesn't
> > know anything about it. So there are clearly a large number of people
> > who are using, and talking about, Ubuntu without having to experience
> > that important Ubuntu-Windows interface in which a large part of the
> > world lives.
> >
> > Is there any development about this bug? Or are most of those who are
> > involved in developing Ubuntu unaware of it, and its importance?
> >
> > And if there is anyone working on it, is there any anticipated timescale
> > for solution?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Mark Ellse
> >
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/207072
> >
> >
>
> Have you installed Wine by chance?
>
> Wine recommends winbind, which has been known to break Samba shares for
> some reason (bug 277327:
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/277327)
>
> If this does turn out to be the problem, you can remove the winbind
> package and see if that fixes things.
>
> Thanks,
> Scott Ritchie
>
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