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  1. #601
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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    "It does not work" doesn't give people anything to go on.

    I set up a shared folder in Windows 8.1 Preview and tried to access it from Ubuntu 13.04, but I couldn't get past the password prompt. (Win 8.1 told me the password to use, no joy.)

    Using Win 8.1 to access a share in Mint 13 worked the first time. I have never edited a configuration file or used the command line for anything share-related.

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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    Hi dmizer and co,

    I'm having real issues being able to browse to external USB disks that are mounted to my Asrock ION which is running XBMCbuntu.

    I've followed all of the information in your guide to no avail, and was wondering if you might be able to point me in the right direction. I am a massive Linux newb, so apologies if I've made any simple errors.

    I'm trying to access the USB disks from my Win7 machine. From that PC, I can see other shares that are enabled by default which are stored on the OS disk on the XBMCBuntu machine - just not the external disks. Here's the output from my smb.conf. My username on XBMCBuntu is "xbmc".

    Code:
    [global]
    workgroup = WORKGROUP
    server string = %h server (Samba, XBMC)
    netbios name = XBMC
    dns proxy = no
    name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host
    guest account = xbmc
    guest ok = yes
    load printers = no
    show add printer wizard = no
    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
    max log size = 1000
    syslog = 0
    panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
    encrypt passwords = true
    passdb backend = tdbsam
    obey pam restrictions = yes
    unix password sync = yes
    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
    passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n $
    pam password change = yes
    map to guest = bad user
    security = SHARE
    wins support = yes
    dfree command = /bin/dfree.sh
    create mask = 644
    directory mask = 755
    
    
    [Movies]
    path = /home/xbmc/Movies
    comment = Video's and Movies Folder
    writeable = yes
    browseable = yes
    guest ok = yes
    
    
    [Music]
    path = /home/xbmc/Music
    comment = Music Folder
    writeable = yes
    browseable = yes
    guest ok = yes
    
    
    [TV Shows]
    path = /home/xbmc/TV Shows
    comment = TV Shows Folder
    writeable = yes
    browseable = yes
    guest ok = yes
    
    
    [Downloads]
    path = /home/xbmc/Downloads
    comment = Downloads Folder
    writeable = yes
    browseable = yes
    guest ok = yes
    
    
    [Pictures]
    path = /home/xbmc/Pictures
    comment = Pictures
    writeable = yes
    browseable = yes
    guest ok = yes
    
    
    [System]
    path = /home/xbmc/.xbmc
    comment = XBMC System Share
    writeable = yes
    browseable = yes
    guest ok = yes
    
    
    [External]
    path = /media/xbmc/External
    public = yes
    only guest = yes
    comment = External_Movies
    writeable = yes
    guest ok = yes
    browseable = yes
    force user = xbmc
    Of the above shares, "External" is the one that doesn't work. The others all work fine. When trying to browse to "External" from my Win7 PC, I can see the directory, but when I try to open it I get "Windows cannot access \\XBMCBUNTU\External. You do not have permission to access \\XBMCBUNTU\External. Contact your network administrator to request access."

    My .conf file has blown out a little through Googling for other fixes (like force user = xbmc, which a lot of people recommended).

    Any advice would be very much appreciated. I'm coming from an OpenElec build, and I much prefer the flexibility of an "actual" Linux box like XBMCBuntu provides, so I'd love to stick with it!

    Thanks!

    Edit: I think I'm getting closer. It seems like XBMCBuntu doesn't have the right permissions to use the external disks properly? Here's the output from ls -l:

    xbmc@XBMC:~$ ls -l
    total 108
    drwxr-xr-x 6 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 2 11:59 couchpotato
    drwxr-xr-x 6 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 2 12:20 CouchPotatoServer
    drwx------ 2 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 2 22:30 Desktop
    drwxr-xr-x 3 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 2 00:26 Downloads
    drwxr-xr-x 2 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 1 23:47 Movies
    drwxr-xr-x 2 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 1 23:47 Music
    drwxr-xr-x 2 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 1 23:47 Pictures
    drwxr-xr-x 11 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 3 12:28 sickbeard
    drwxr-xr-x 2 xbmc xbmc 4096 Oct 1 23:47 TV Shows
    -rw-rw-r-- 1 xbmc xbmc 24442 Oct 2 12:14 xbmc_crashlog-20131002_121408.log
    -rw-rw-r-- 1 xbmc xbmc 23924 Oct 2 12:28 xbmc_crashlog-20131002_122856.log
    -rw-rw-r-- 1 xbmc xbmc 24209 Oct 3 01:37 xbmc_crashlog-20131003_013700.log
    Is that what the above suggests?
    Last edited by lynton2; October 3rd, 2013 at 04:03 AM. Reason: More detail

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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    Hello lynton2,

    In order to share a drive, it has to appear in fstab. Meaning, you'll have to create a hard mount in /etc/fstab for your usb drive. Once you've done that, then you'll have the correct permissions to share the drive with samba.

    Since you're new, it's a good idea for you to understand that there are two parts of Windows sharing on Linux. There is a client side for (which this tutoral addresses) and a server side (which you need help with).

    CIFS is the file system that handles browsing Windows shares from other machines. It does not require any modification of your smb.conf file. Ubuntu -> Windows
    smbd is your share server. It allows other computers to see files on your Linux computer. In order for other computers to see your files, you'll need to modify of your smb.conf file. Ubuntu <- Windows

    This will be helpful in the future when troublshooting other issues that you may encounter when using Windows shares.

    Finally, here is a tutorial for hard mounting your USB drive: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab

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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    Thanks, dmizer! I'll give that a crack tomorrow. I started to suspect it was a mounting issue, after applications that initially worked with directories on the USB drives started failing after a reboot. I'll check the tutorial you linked. Thanks again!

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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    Quote Originally Posted by dmizer View Post
    Hello lynton2,

    Finally, here is a tutorial for hard mounting your USB drive: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab
    Perfect. Thanks dmizer; once I'd followed that and correctly mounted the drives it all came together. Thanks again.

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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    This Howto had a large number of very satisfied customers in 2009 - 2011.

    Are the recommendations still valid in 2014?
    For 13.10 - 12.04LTS - W7 - W8?

    It would be helpful if this could be clarified in the first post, to avoid time-wasting, one way or the other.

    If no longer valid, could you point to anything equivalent?

    Thanks!
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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    I personally have not had problems since going to Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. I don't know if anyone else has problems.
    Always make regular backups of your data (and test them).
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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    Quote Originally Posted by 2CV67 View Post
    This Howto had a large number of very satisfied customers in 2009 - 2011.

    Are the recommendations still valid in 2014?
    For 13.10 - 12.04LTS - W7 - W8?

    It would be helpful if this could be clarified in the first post, to avoid time-wasting, one way or the other.

    If no longer valid, could you point to anything equivalent?

    Thanks!
    This howto addresses common problems people encounter with network configuration related to Windows share browsing. For the most part, the major points addressed here should be universal. A few of the terminal commands should be updated, but this can be circumvented by rebooting the machine.

    This tutorial includes lots of information specific to Windows 7, including a blurb at the end about the tricky part of configuring Windows 7 shares in such a way that Ubuntu can see them. I have absolutely zero experience with Windows 8, and I don't have any plans to include it any time soon. I guess that's the biggest part missing from this tutorial. If someone wants to add information I'll be willing to spend some time updating the first post with more current information.

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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    > Problem 3 - Part 2
    > You'll also have to install the winbind daemon in order to resolve hostnames. This is easily done with the following command:
    > Code:

    > sudo apt-get install winbind

    As of Ubuntu 13, this has given me quite the fit. You also need to install the libnss_winbind package to make this work.

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    Re: Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues

    Got a user on one of my 14.04 LTS machines who is having issues using Nautilus\gvffs\smb to mount Windows shares. Shares are being served by Windows 2012 Server machines.

    User's Windows domain account keeps getting locked out after first successfully mounting a share, then either trying to open another share, or when trying to open a sub-directory under an existing share mount.

    I've logged into the machine under a different account, and don't seem to have the same problem. I can successfully open multiple shares and multiple sub-directories without having my Windows domain account locked.

    Where or what should I be looking for on the Ubuntu machine that would cause a problem like this?

    Thanks,
    Marl

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