Comments on: Ubuntu Guide For Windows Users: Enable File Sharing In Ubuntu Using Samba

By: James O'Donnell

James O'Donnell — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:45:54 +0000

So easy to use!

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:41:27 +0000

In the following step this is not visible in my recent Ubuntu 8 install. There is no Shared Folders link under Administration.
- Open System \ Administration \ Shared Folders then click on General Properties tab and enter a name for Domain\Workgroup.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:54:23 +0000

@Nathan: System => Administration => Network, General tab

Also, ubuntu automatically installed nautilus-share when I installed samba. This utility lets you go to Places => Computer, browse to the folder containing the folder you want to share, right-click on the folder you want to share and choose Sharing Options from the menu that comes up. It was soooo much easier…

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:45:44 +0000

It says to go to System => Administration => Shared Folders but I see no such option.

By: charlie cheng

charlie cheng — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:20:35 +0000

when you want share home directory, you need to modify [homes] section to make :

browseable=yes
writable=yes //uncomment and change value
valid users=%s //uncomment

By: Watching The Net

Watching The Net — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:22:36 +0000

@Mossback 4ever

If you are that frustrated with Linux and Vista, there is always the Mac ; -)

By: Mossback 4ever

Mossback 4ever — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:40:45 +0000

In which particular version is Samba installed by default?

The latest (as of 2/29/8) version of Ubuntu Desktop, after a "default to everything" "vanilla" install, not only does NOT install Samba, but also does not (with the CD never removed from the drive) provide any installation source for the "how I installed Samba on mine" directions.

The error in your reasoning is in assuming all Linux versions all work all the same. Apparently Linux is still not finding any kind of "standardized behaviour" in any distro. It's like switching to Vista every time a new version comes out. So sad. I want "Big Plaid" to go away too, but business reality won't let you guys in the back door with random lameness like this.

You at least need to provide a link to a "What If" — as in "What if it doesn't work that way on mine?" — at each appropriate point.