[Bug 687635] Re: No easy way to make Samba shares permanent

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  No easy way to make Samba shares permanent

Status in Ayatana Design:
  New
Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Invalid
Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  NAS are becoming a popular add-on to people networks, used for every purpose from backing up data to let it be available to multiple PCs on the same (W)LAN. Usually network attached drives are available through a Samba share and the only way to browse them in Ubuntu is going through the Network window.
  This makes no easy task to save files on daily basis since there's no easy way to browse the drive from many windows (i.e. save or open windows) except going inside .gvfs folder which is not user friendly. Also, these drives will not be mounted on boot, so in order to use them users must go through the Network window every time (or edit by themselves fstab).

  Every time a user browse a Samba share it should be prompted with the
  option to save them with a panel inside the Nautilus window (like it
  happens when Ubuntu recognize a Camera when it's browsed with
  Nautilus) in order to make that samba share automount on every boot.

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