I have this bug too, and I figured out that the problem is that the whole path to the directory should be accessible (but not writable).
/home/username/Desktop/ /home should be at least o+rx /home/username should be at least o+rx /home/username/Desktop/ should be at least o+rx -- folder sharing in gnome not working in Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562960 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- 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