[ubuntu-in] sharing folders over wifi

[Fabian Enos]

Try 'sudo net usershare'

On 9/22/08, AlgoMantra <algomantra at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yo all, I'm on Hardy.
>
> I went into sharing options for a folder which contains
> videos, so I can share it over wifi with my brother. It made
> me install a small package, and then gave the error:
>
> "'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."
>
> But...er, its my computer, so WTF is going on. Kindly advise...
>
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