Simple File Sharing over a Home Network

[brucewagner]

I tried (using Hardy Heron 8.04) simply right-clicking on the folder I want to Share, and there is a new automatic tool.

Right-click... Then, "Sharing Options".

Unfortunately, I get an error on the "File Manager - Folder Sharing" window...

'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.

Is this a bug?

[bodhi.zazen]

Sounds like a permissions error. What directory are you trying to share and do you own it?

[brucewagner]

I was just testing/experimenting with it... So it was my own HOME folder I was attempting to Share.

HOWEVER, I tried again just now and I get the same exact error when I try to share my own DOCUMENTS folder inside my home folder.

Also, I get that same error whether I "Allow other people to write in this folder", or Not...

[bodhi.zazen]

There is a bug report here :

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...re/+bug/215810

See the very last post first, basically open nautilus, right click on a folder, install samba server. They then say you will need to log out and back in or reboot and your share should work.

If that fails, read the other comments first, try some of the other solutions listed, and if that fails, add to the bug report.

I can not give better advice at the moment as samba worked for me out of the box

[bodhi.zazen]

Just a follow up : I just tried this, got the same error, and logging out and back in indeed is the solution.

[hyper_ch]

whom do you want to share with? Other Linux computers or accross different OSes?

[Deeta]

When you get it to work, take care not to check the 'other' people checkbox when you try to share your home folder
What will happen is:

-Nautilus will ask you to change permissions
-next time you start X gdm disallows you to login as other people can 'write' to your home directory
-super newbie friendly recovery console happy time ensues.

I managed to lock myself out of gnome this way. And if it were not for a secondary computer where I asked for help in the forums it would have been the end of my fun with Ubuntu

[janmartin]

Hi,

how to do this "log out and then login again" with a live CD?
I cannot install on the PC.

Thanks.

[janmartin]

I wrote a short explanation how to copy files using openssh instead of samba.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...64#post5448464

Good Luck.

[HwyXingFrog]

What is the command line command to open my list of shared folders in ubuntu?

I don't remember what it is, but if you do sudo <whatever the command is to run shared folders> then you can add/remove any you want.