In Kubuntu 9.10 (64-bit), entering kdesu kcmshell4 fileshare produced
the following:

kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_klauncher.so
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kded4.so    
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kbuildsycoca4.so
kbuildsycoca4 running...                                           
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kbuildsycoca4.so
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kconf_update.so
findServiceByDesktopPath: fileshare.desktop not found

As it looked like kdenetwork-filesharing was not installed, entered sudo 
apt-get install kdenetwork-filesharing
 and installed package.

Entering kdesudo kcmshell4 fileshare now correctly produced the
fileshare dialogue window. No reboot was required.

Entering kdesudo kcmshell4 fonts afterwards did not reproduce the
kdeinit4 dialogue experienced on my laptop, and just for completeness
filetypes also produced no kdeinit4 messages. My laptop was originally
running KDE3 (Kubuntu 7.10) and has been upgraded over the years to
9.04. The desktop had originally 9.04 and has recently been upgraded to
Kubuntu 9.10.

Therefore, I stand by my conclusion that for some reason entering
kdesudo kcmshell4 fonts on my laptop initialised fileshare.

secondly,  the i/f design in Dolphin needs looking at with regards to
behavior of the "Configure File Sharing.." button on the Share tab in
folder properties. It is not acceptable that when you click on this
button, it asks for sudo password and then nothing happens if
kdenetwork-filesharing is not installed. Because the Share tab exists,
it is not unreasonable to assume that filesharing in Dolphin is
installed and working, clearly this is not the case.

Therefore, I propose that one of three things should happen to rectify
this issue:

1. You are advised that the package is missing and instructions are
given on how to rectify

or more desirable

2. You are advised that the package is missing and you are given the
option to install it by clicking on an install button. As you have
already entered the sudo password this is not unreasonable and because
of this you should not need to enter the sudo password again.

or most desirable

3. As Dolphin is installed by default in KDE4, kcmshell4 fileshare
should be a dependency for the samba client install and therefore
installed when samba is installed. This then avoids any confusion as to
the status of fileshaing in Dolphin.

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KDE Filesharing not working due to incorrect file ownership
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/329522
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