directory share with samba require manual user creation
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
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
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.