On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 04:21:02PM -0000, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
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> I'm just guessing package name since I can't simply read my way to that
> information in the GUI...
> 
> I'm trying to share my games folder on the network by right clicking and
> selecting the Share on local network option.
> 
> I tick Share this folder, and confirm. I expected the folder to be
> shared, but instead I get the message:
> 
> "net usershare" returned error 255: net usershare add: share name games
> is already a valid system user name

Well it sounds like you can't have a share with the same name as a
username, and there's a `games` user in Ubuntu by default. Pick another
share name perhaps?

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Kind regards,
Loong Jin

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  Sharing folder in Files: "net usershare" returned error 255

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