[Bug 1407553] Re: Samba error: can't share any files/folders & causes crash to file manager (caja & nautilus) under Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS

[Stephen Devine]

Just a quick note to say I have encountered this same bug reported by
Heru above.

For info I have two existing 14.04 servers both configured with Samaba
shares in the same workgroup and have been working fine for quite some
time.

I added another 14.04.01 server today and configured a Samba share. As
soon as I restarted smbd and nmbd on the new server (after making the
changes to the smb.conf file), my existing Samba shares became
unavailable and like Herun reported above I could then see "samba-
server-" showing on my network.

If I attemtped to access the workgroup from 'Files' on my 14.04.01
desktop the window crashes / closes.

I then stopped smbd and nmbd on my new server and then the existing
servers Samba shares were then available.

Kind Regards

Stephen

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Title:
  Samba error: can't share any files/folders & causes crash to file
  manager (caja & nautilus) under Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hello,

  Reporting bugs of samba under Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS and Ubuntu-Mate
  14.04.1 LTS.

  Samba cannot share any files/folder accross the LAN.

  When I try map it as a drive from a Windows PC, under "Workgroup", I
  could only found a "blank name" shared computer without containing any
  directory inside it.

  When I check whether from Caja File Manager or from Nautilus File
  Manager, I could only find "freak" share computer by the name "samba-
  server-" (please see screenshot attachment), and when I try to open
  such shared PC named "samba-server-" it then causes Caja or either
  Nautilus seemed fall under infinitive loop until crash.

  Here the following content of smb.conf on my laptop:

  [global]
  workgroup = WORKGROUP
  server string = ubuntu-mate
  netbios name = ubuntu-mate-1404
  security = user
  map to guest = bad user
  name resolve order = bcast host
  dns proxy = no

  [Ubuntu-Mate Home]
  path = /home/ubuntu-mate
  browsable = yes
  writable = yes
  guest ok = yes
  read only = no

  Note:
  With under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Elementary-OS Luna, it just OK, I can share file/folders easy via samba and easy to be mapped as a network drive by with a Windows PC.

  This error also happens with Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, except without
  causing crash Thunar File Manager.

  Regards,

  Heru Himawan Tejo Laksono

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