Since I am a complete noob and kinda freaked out when I found this page without simple step-by-step instructions, and since I did figure it out myself by googling how to edit a .conf file, I figured I'd share with other potential noobs:
-Open terminal and type "sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf" -Copy/paste text from file attachment in 4th comment https://launchpadlibrarian.net/160051499/smb.conf.good -Save -Thank Cliff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261873 Title: 'net usershare' returned error 255 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/1261873/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs