[Bug 456808] Re: Karmic-Networking (SAMBA) just does not work, even with detailed attention.

[Thierry Carrez]

@emarkay:

1/ Windbind is used to integrate with Windows domains. It is not useful
to access SMB shares on individual workstations being part of a common
workgroup.

2/ The main issue you're reporting here is how much easier it should be
to set up shared files through Windows SMB networking on Ubuntu.
Launchpad bugs are not used to track such generic bugs (bug #1 being an
exception), but rather specific issues. You should use the Ubuntu
Brainstorm site for this request.

3/ The method you're using is *not* the recommended, simplest way to do
it. Doing it through samba manual configuration requires a good
understanding on how samba works, as this is a very complex piece of
software. Your remarks 4 and 5 in comment 10 seem to show you're
underdocumented in that area.

4/ I'd recommend using the existing tools integrated on the Ubuntu
Desktop instead (right-click on a folder in Nautilus and select "Share
options"). That's the recommended, dead-simple way of doing it.
Unfortunately your tries at a manual samba/winbind setup might now
interfere with this feature working correctly. I'd recommend you purge
samba samba-common winbind from synaptic before you try to enable the
shares in Nautilus.

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Karmic-Networking (SAMBA) just does not work, even with detailed attention.
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