Failed to mount Windows share

[raedmohammadi]

hello guys

i want to access windows shared folder in ubuntu , i installed "samba system-config-samba python-glade" then restart the computer now when i open the Nautilus - network i can see all the folders sharing on the network

http://i.imagebanana.com/img/bgsge40w/Selection_001.png

but some of them i can't access to it ! every time i open a folder there is an error message Unable to mount location , Failed to mount Windows share

http://i.imagebanana.com/img/98lv9ldc/Untitledwindow_002.png

in windows 7 i do all the steps here exactlly
http://www.7tutorials.com/how-customize-network-sharing-settings-windows-7

BTW , what is the difference between these two icons !
the icon on the right i can access to this folder , the other one i can't

http://i.imagebanana.com/img/q7mifnoi/Selection_003.png

[raedmohammadi]

any idea guys ?

[PaulW2U]

I've used Howto: Fix Windows share browsing issues (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1169149) on these very forums dozens of times and never needed to look elsewhere.

I'm not sure the guide that you linked to actually deals with the Linux side of things.

[Morbius1]

** Everthing with a "$" at the end is a hidden share ( sometimes called an administrative share ) and is Windows way of hiding a share from network clients. The reason it's listed in Linux is because the samba client isn't Windows. It's not meant to be accessed by mortals and it should not be visible on a Windows client.

** THe FFOutput appears to be a share that has not been mounted.

** THe kekkita smith share appears to be a share that you have mounted.

** "Unable to mount location" is usually a permissions error. You may have permissions to access the share but you do not have permissions to access the underlying folder that is shared.

[Morbius1]

EDIT: That last statement may need some explanation since it sounds like gibberish. You can reproduce that exact same error message on your own Linux system by:

[1] Creating a Samba share of a folder and allowing guest access.
[2] Then changing the Linux permissions on the folder itself restricting access only to you ( i.e., chmod 700 /path/to/shared/folder ).

When you go to Browse Network you will pass the Samba test since you are a guest but you will get the exact same error message: "Unable to mount location. Failed to mount Windows share".

The client can see the share - Samba lets the client pass - but Linux prevents the client access. Windows does the same exact thing only it's more intuative in Linux.