GNOME Samba Shared Folders don't work out of the box

[Matias Orellana]

When i try to add a folder to the gnome-samba shared folders app y install all
the packages that i need, then i select a folder to share, i click ok, i wait...
and it doesn't shows anything (i did it a few times and i didn't see anything)
Then i went to the /etc/samba/smb.conf and i saw something interesting, here is
the dump:

<pre>
root@mob-tarro:/home/mob # tail /etc/samba/smb.conf
; preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom
; postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom

[]
path = /home/mob/Downloads
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = no
root@mob-tarro:/home/mob #
</pre>

I noticed that in the supossed shared folder that i've added before it says
"""[]""" and doesn't say anything inside, then i just change it to [public] and
i live happyly ever after :P

I hope this helps others

here is my final smb.conf

<pre>
 root@mob-tarro:/home/mob # tail /etc/samba/smb.conf
; preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom
; postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom

[public]
path = /home/mob/Downloads
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = no
root@mob-tarro:/home/mob #
</pre>

[Patrice Vetsel (vetsel-patrice)]

it works fine for me on Breezy and Dapper (20060324), could you try if you still have the issue

[Patrice Vetsel (vetsel-patrice)]

Can't reproduce that bug.
Please re-open it if you have more informations

[Matias Orellana (mobrox)]

This bug has been fixed since breezy, i don't know why it re-opened :S

2006/3/27, VETSEL Patrice <email address hidden>:
> Public bug report changed:
> https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/16462
>
> Task: ubuntu samba
> Status: Needs Info => Rejected
>
> Comment:
> Can't reproduce that bug.
> Please re-open it if you have more informations
>

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Saludos!

Matias Orellana
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