directory share with samba require manual user creation

[borninbronx]

Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools

the problem is with shares-admin program in the gnome-system-tools

A newbie user trying to share a folder with samba will end up with a not accessible share, cause when trying to access it will receive a request for user/password, and the user/password doesn't exist (the Linux user/password isn't accepted)

step to reproduce:

0) fresh install Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
1) Set up the LAN network if needed
2) Administrator -> Shares Folder
3) Accept to install SMB (Samba) and NFS
4) add a new SMB share
5) Try to access it from a network computer, it will ask for user name and password, and linux user/password will NOT work

manual solution:

1) sudo smbpasswd -a username
2) put the password for the new samba username
3) sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

this should be automatically done by shares-admin, or at least should be a button to "manage users"

this simply isn't user friendly at all

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.

[borninbronx (daniele-segato)]

sorry.. i searched for it before posting the bug.. and didn't find it...