[Bug 592610] [NEW] Shared folders (through Samba) when following instructions sometimes does not work correctly

[Paddy Landau]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: samba

SUMMARY:

Following instructions to create a shared folder through Nautilus
(right-click > Sharing Options > Share this folder, and following the
subsequent prompts) does not always work.

For some people, it works immediately. For other people, a solution has
been found, which requires extra steps.

I found this a problem across a small network of five computers:
- one 64-bit Ubuntu (Lucid 10.04)
- two 32-bit Ubuntu (Lucid 10.04)
- one 32-bit Xubuntu (Lucid 10.04)
- one Windows Vista.
Every Ubuntu computer had the identical problem.

Other people have reported having this problem. Examples:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1491092
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1502265

SYMPTOMS:

When it works, everything works properly and quickly. But when it does
not work...

The shares appear to be created correctly. Using terminal commands, it
is found that the machines do in fact connect. However, in Nautilus, the
network takes approximately a minute to respond and then fails to find
the shares.

DISCOVERED SOLUTION:

1. Add the following two lines under the [global] section in file /etc/smb.conf in every Ubuntu and Xubuntu machine:
os level = 33
name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins

2. Reboot.

3. Some people find that they have to experiment with the order of items
in "name resolve order".

EXTRA INFORMATION:

Package versions according to Synaptic (from the default repositories):
- samba 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3
- nautilus-share 0.7.2-12build1
- system-config-samba 1.2.63-0ubuntu4

REQUIRED ACTION:

Shared folders should work through the GUI without workarounds and
fiddling, just as Windows and Mac do. It should not be necessary to get
onto the forum, search, and mess with /etc/smb.conf. (It took over a
week for me to discover the answer.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: samba 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 5bf569339afeaacf6d8dcc180d0a06f0
CheckboxSystem: b1865df84255b8716d3bcc269ff410d1
Date: Fri Jun 11 11:33:18 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 nautilus 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1
 gvfs 1.6.1-0ubuntu1build1
SambaClientRegression: Yes
SourcePackage: samba

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


** Tags: file folder lucid samba shared sharing

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Shared folders (through Samba) when following instructions sometimes does not work correctly
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