On 24/03/2015 15:38, Marlon Ng wrote: > Hi guys. This is what I did. > > 1. sudo apt-get install samba > ---- having trouble accessing shared files on Lubuntu system from Windows XP, > so > > 2. sudo apt-get remove samba (or something like that) > ----- the directory etc/samba was still there, so I used sudo to open the > file manager, then deleted that directory. It was deleted without going to > the TRASH. > > 3. Followed someone's advice to install the samba GUI, system-config-samba. > Installed it through Synaptic Package Manager. > > 4. When I open it, a window appears for a split second only. GUI could not be > opened. > > 5. Uninstalled it using Synaptic. Reinstalled. Same thing. > > 6. Uninstalled and reinstalled using Software Center. Same thing. > > I feel it has something to do with installing the non-GUI samba thru [sudo > apt-get install samba], then uninstalling, then installing the GUI version. > Because a similar thing happened to me with ndiswrapper. Installed the > non-GUI, uninstalled, installed GUI, then GUI won't open. > > With the ndiswrapper, I ran out of ideas so I just reinstalled the entire > Lubuntu OS, then ndiswrapper worked. But please don't suggest that I do the > same, I'm tired of reinstalling the entire OS just to fix one problem, it is > overkill. > > I'm thinking of going to Synaptic, type in "samba" in the search bar, remove > everything that has to do with samba that is currently installed, THEN > installing the GUI samba. > > What do you think? > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Marlon Ng <guik...@gmail.com > <mailto:guik...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi guys. I tried sharing files between two desktop computers, one of > which is running Lubuntu LTS, the other is Windows XP. > > When I'm using Lubuntu on one desktop computer, I'm able to access the > shared files in Windows XP on the other desktop computer, using this: > sudo apt-get install cifs-utils > > For vice versa, I used this: > sudo apt-get install samba > > Windows XP sees the shared folders on the Lubuntu Machine thru "My > Network", but in order to access the files within those folders, I have to > type a username and password. I assume this is the password that I use when > running the sudo command in terminal, correct? > > The problem is even if I type in the username and password, I just can't > get to the files. The username and password entry box keep coming up. > > Any suggestions? > > > >
I am definitely not a linux expert but I just might have an idea. I have two PCs running Lubuntu 13.10 and one running Lubuntu 14.04. I just did a quick experiment on one of the 13.10s and it behaved much as you describe. I renamed the file smb.conf in /etc/samba/ to smbx.conf and the Samba gui application wouldn't start. I suggest that, in your case, either smb.conf or smbusers is missing or corrupt so I therefore suggest that you remove all samba applications using Synaptic (complete removal) and then delete any files in /etc/samba/. Reinstalling samba should create any necessary files uncorrupted and then, hopefully, the gui should work. As far as I am aware, the gui application "system-config-samba" is just a convenient frontend which makes it easier to add valid entries to the smb.conf and smbusers files. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
