[jaunty] digikam will not add smb folder
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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digiKam |
Fix Released
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Medium
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digikam (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: digikam
This is from the jaunty beta.
All my pictures are stored on a NAS that runs linux and samba. I have made a shortcut in dolphin, and verified that it works (I can see and access all folders and pictures from the NAS). The url is "smb://box/pics"
Now I'm trying to add the folder to the network folder list of digikam. Settings -> . -> Collections -> Collections on network shares -> Add collection.
In the folder chooser I select the dolphin shortcut (and again, I can see all subfolders from the tree). When I press OK, I get the following warning dialogue:
"Problem adding collection"
"The selected folder does not exist or is not readable"
digiKam Version 0.10.0
Using KDE 4.2.1 (KDE 4.2.1)
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
Changed in digikam: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Changed in digikam: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
*blush*
I should've read the help text more thoroughly. It clearly states that the network folder must be mounted locally before digikam will read it.
(For others stumbling into the same darkness: install 'smbfs' and do sudo mount.cifs //box/pics /mnt/pics)
So while there is no smb bug in digikam, the source of my confusion remains (and this could be improved): digikam should not silently strip the smb:// url, but display a warning like "note that remote urls are not supported."
So while the original problem is moot, I still feel that this is a bug.
Sorry for the fuzz.
Take care and thanks for a great job.