"very unclear error messages" is an understated description of the root cause: error
On a new Lucid installation, with samba installed, error report is identical to: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1318879 Restarting (not just logging out) does allow me to share a folder via Nautilus. Though, samba reports quite a few error (see thread above) when starting. I am not sure the minimal steps to get it working, I basically tried everything I could find in the forums, such as: http://art.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7600170 -- SMB folder sharing: very unclear error messages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573608 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs