Folder sharing stuck when installing services

[Ruben Rocha]

Ubuntu 14.04 daily image.

When sharing a folder on local network asks to install sharing services. A window opens to install samba and installs ok. Then another window appears asking to install libpam-smbpass but is greyed out and cannot complete the sharing services install.

This bug is also present on 13.10.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nautilus-share 0.7.3-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-14.34-generic 3.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Mar 3 18:04:13 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140303)
SourcePackage: nautilus-share
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Greg Conquest (gregconquest)]

When I upgraded two of my ubuntu PCs that had been folder sharing with no problem, the ability to share folders was lost. My nautilus bookmarks across the network now return: "Failed to mount Windows share: invalid argument" When i tried to set a new folder to be shared, I was prompted to go through the same installation of samba, I believe, that Ruben wrote about.

[Maarten van Geijn (g-ubuntu-u)]

I also have this problem on a fresh 14.04 install. I had to manually sudo apt-get install libpam-smbpass. It seems this bug has been around for a while now: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus-share/+bug/1241857

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

Hmm, low or Medium...
Low: 'Bugs that have easy workarounds'
Medium: 'A bug that has a moderate impact on a core application'
go for medium I think.