[ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

[Simon Greenwood]

On 3 March 2011 13:23, John MM <scoundrel50a at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 03/03/11 13:19, Simon Greenwood wrote:
>
>> running 'smbtree -D <domain>
>>
>
> How do I find out what domain is, is it my IP address or what?
>

A Windows domain is the name given to an office network that is managed by a
domain controller, which is a server. I don't think you've got a domain in
that respect, so I think we're going off in the wrong direction.


> As far as this machine, it seems if I go to /var/lib/samba/usershares all
> the files in there are locked. They have a lock on them. Before updating to
> 10.04, I could go into Places, Network, and in there would be a Windows Icon
> and a Ubuntu Icon, both of which if I clicked on them, would mount the
> respective directories. Now it seems its locked me out. Plus if I go the
> same as the op to a directory I want to share, as root, it shows I can
> share, as me I am locked out.
>
> I is a dual booting machine, running 10.10 Ubuntu.
>
>
The lock means that they are owned by root or another user, but most likely
root. I think I need to do this with a machine running Ubuntu in front of
me, so I'll get back to you tonight.

s/

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>

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