Nautilus share option doesn't allow guests

[KaOSoFt]

Binary package hint: nautilus-share

Whenever I share a folder through the right-click option on Nautilus, even if I set it to allow guests, this shared folder will always ask me for a username/password on any Windows machine (I've tried XP, Vista, and 7), and it won't even ask me for this data if I try to access it from another Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

From what I've gathered, both smb.conf files (in /etc/samba/ and in /usr/share/samba/) are untouched, which makes it look like the extension isn't working. On Ubuntu 9.10 this worked the first time I tried it, but no idea what might be happening here on 10.04.

I order for it to work, I have to add it manually to the smb.conf file, allowing guests, and also using "force user =", otherwise just as guests it'd keep asking for the username/password.

I attached the "testparm -s" output, and here's the package versions:

libpam-smbpass 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed
libsmbclient 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed
libwbclient0 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed
samba 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 install ok installed
samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed
samba-common-bin 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed
smbclient 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed
winbind 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

On Saturday 22,May,2010 01:40 AM, KaOSoFt wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: nautilus-share
>
> Whenever I share a folder through the right-click option on Nautilus,
> even if I set it to allow guests, this shared folder will always ask me
> for a username/password on any Windows machine (I've tried XP, Vista,
> and 7), and it won't even ask me for this data if I try to access it
> from another Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

What happens when accessing from another Ubuntu installation then, if it doesn't
ask you for your credentials?

>>From what I've gathered, both smb.conf files (in /etc/samba/ and in
> /usr/share/samba/) are untouched, which makes it look like the extension
> isn't working. On Ubuntu 9.10 this worked the first time I tried it, but
> no idea what might be happening here on 10.04.
>
> I order for it to work, I have to add it manually to the smb.conf file,
> allowing guests, and also using "force user =", otherwise just as guests
> it'd keep asking for the username/password.
>
> I attached the "testparm -s" output, and here's the package versions:

Could you post the output of "net usershare info" please?

--
Kind regards,
Chow Loong Jin

[KaOSoFt (maxzagato)]

1. I get the message box: [title]Unable to mount location[title] [message]Failed to mount Windows share[message].
2.
[compartida]
path=/home/webmaster/Shared
comment=
usershare_acl=Everyone:F,
guest_ok=y

Sorry if I missed anything else. In case you need something else, just let me know.

[KaOSoFt (maxzagato)]

By the way, I can see the list of shared resources (folder, printers). It's when I want to access the shared folder (printers works alright) that I get asked for my credentials (on Windows), or get the mount error (Ubuntu).

[KaOSoFt (maxzagato)]

Another text file with some more information about this issue.

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

Could you check if "smbclient -U guest //<ip address>/<share name>" connects to the share successfully? If not, it would probably be a samba bug. Nautilus-share can only control the entries that you see in "net usershare info', and as you've seen, guest_ok=y is set there.

[KaOSoFt (maxzagato)]

I get this:

username@machine:~$ smbclient -U guest //machine/Public
Enter guest's password:
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.7]
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME
username@machine:~$

Also, this is the third time I reinstall Ubuntu (no longer because of this, it was about testing video drivers), and I took the opportunity to try again this issue, to no avail.

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:56:05 -0000
KaOSoFt <email address hidden> wrote:

> I get this:
>
> username@machine:~$ smbclient -U guest //machine/Public
> Enter guest's password:
> Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.7]
> tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME
> username@machine:~$
>
> Also, this is the third time I reinstall Ubuntu (no longer because of
> this, it was about testing video drivers), and I took the opportunity to
> try again this issue, to no avail.
>

Could you try replacing "machine" with the IP address of the machine? It looks
like it cannot resolve the IP address of the machine name.

--
Kind regards,
Chow Loong Jin

[KaOSoFt (maxzagato)]

Nope, same error. :'(

I'm no expert, but I could not find a clear definition for NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME.

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:47:20 -0000
KaOSoFt <email address hidden> wrote:

> Nope, same error. :'(
>
> I'm no expert, but I could not find a clear definition for
> NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME.
>

My intuition says that it means it couldn't connect, e.g. it couldn't
find the host.

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Kind regards,
Chow Loong Jin

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

How about "smbclient -L //<host ipaddress>/"? What does that say?

[KaOSoFt (maxzagato)]

Check this:
http://pastebin.com/McdbqqQj

"Compartida" is the shared folder name.

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:21:42 -0000
KaOSoFt <email address hidden> wrote:

> Check this:
> http://pastebin.com/McdbqqQj
>
> "Compartida" is the shared folder name.
>

I see. That means the NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME refers to the share
not being available for some reason or other. Could you try "smbclient
-U guest //192.168.0.12/Compartida", and after that see if you can find
anything relevant to the error in /var/log/samba?

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Kind regards,
Chow Loong Jin

[Andrius Jurkus (wolas)]

Same here on 10.04 i made guest allow and windows 7 see the shared folder but cant get in it says "network path not found"

[erik flister (eflister)]

i think i found the answer everyone!
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus-share/+bug/1956419