Fw: Samba

[Doug Jennewein]

Hi, Robert:

This sounds like a confirmed bug in 8.04.  Check out these links for more
information:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+question/31818

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=772706

I don't have access to a freshly installed ubuntu machine to test this right
now, but it sounds like logging out and back in or simply rebooting may fix
this.

-Doug

On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Robert <robertg at rushmore.com> wrote:

>
>
>  Sharing folders from your Ubuntu system with a windows PC via samba is
> relatively straightforward.  Here's the GUI way to do it: Right click on a
> folder you want to share and select Sharing Options.  Check the box that
> says 'Share this folder.'  A dialog may pop up asking if you want to install
> the sharing service (samba), and if it does, just click Install Service.
> Once the service installs you will be able to set whether or not the shared
> folder should be writable or visible to windows users without an account on
> your Ubuntu system.
>
> If you don't mind using the command line, there is a lot of documentation
> on the Ubuntu wiki about setting up samba as well.  Check out
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba
>
> I hope that helps.  Give a shout if you have more questions.
>
> -Doug
>
> Doug, I evidently don't have permission to create a user share.  I got the
> following error when I tried to save a test folder in documents.  "'net
> usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare
> directory /var/lib/samba/usershares.  Error permission denied
>
> You do not have permission to create a usershare.  Ask your administrator
> to grant you permissions to create a share.
>
> Help please.  How do I give myself permissions?  How do I run it as root?
> Thank you.
>
>
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