If one does not log in fast enough to a Samba share, log in fails
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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samba (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Ubuntu Server |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: samba
When attempting to log in to a Samba share (a la "nautilus smb://server/
Works fine in Ubuntu 5.10.
May possibly be related to https:/
Not technically relevant but this caused me a headache to figure out.
A student came up to me and said "I can't get into my locker" (a Samba share).
I sat and watched her carefully and painstakingly type all her information into the log-in prompt, and it didn't work.
I typed it in, and it worked.
She typed it in very carefully as I watched and confirmed that she was not making a single mistake, and it didn't work.
I typed it in, and it worked.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
My head literally hurt because it seemed impossible for me to replicate her error until I adopted her way of typing very carefully and painstakingly and realized that the significant variable was time.
Thank you for the report. Your story explains the problem very nicely :)