[Mint 14] How do I view shared folders on Network? [solved]

[michaeljwjr]

Clicked Share folder, and then selected Samba (only choice) what more do I need to do in order to see the shared folder on my laptop or desktop? They are both connected via the same router and have working connections.

[altair4]

Clicked Share folder, and then selected Samba (only choice)

Can you tell us where you are doing this. There's a "Sharing Options" in Nemo but even after clicking it never mentions samba.

If you are doing this from the Menu can you give us the path.

If you think you are using samba please post the output of the following commands:

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testparm -s
net usershare info --long
smbtree

[michaeljwjr]

Clicked Share folder, and then selected Samba (only choice)

Can you tell us where you are doing this. There's a "Sharing Options" in Nemo but even after clicking it never mentions samba.

If you are doing this from the Menu can you give us the path.

If you think you are using samba please post the output of the following commands:

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testparm -s
net usershare info --long
smbtree

Ok I don't know what Nemo is. I typed it in my Menu Search bar and it gave me nothing.

When I right click on the folders in the browser (window's style) I see Sharing and I go through that process. The output of your commands are as follows:

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michaeljwjr@michaeljwjr-desktop ~ $ testparm -s
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Processing section "[michaeljwjr]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
[global]
   server string = %h server (Samba, LinuxMint)
   map to guest = Bad User
   obey pam restrictions = Yes
   pam password change = Yes
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
   unix password sync = Yes
   syslog = 0
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   max log size = 1000
   dns proxy = No
   usershare allow guests = Yes
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
   idmap config * : backend = tdb

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   create mask = 0700
   printable = Yes
   print ok = Yes
   browseable = No

[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers

[michaeljwjr]
   path = /home/michaeljwjr
   guest ok = Yes
michaeljwjr@michaeljwjr-desktop ~ $ net usershare info --long
michaeljwjr@michaeljwjr-desktop ~ $ smbtree
Enter michaeljwjr's password:
WORKGROUP-LINUX
   \\PJM-PC               
WORKGROUP
   \\MICHAELJWJR-LAP      michaeljwjr-laptop server (Samba, LinuxMint)
      \\MICHAELJWJR-LAP\print$            Printer Drivers
      \\MICHAELJWJR-LAP\The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD   
      \\MICHAELJWJR-LAP\IPC$              IPC Service (michaeljwjr-laptop server (Samba, LinuxMint))
   \\MICHAELJWJR-DESK      michaeljwjr-desktop server (Samba, LinuxMint)
      \\MICHAELJWJR-DESK\IPC$              IPC Service (michaeljwjr-desktop server (Samba, LinuxMint))
      \\MICHAELJWJR-DESK\print$            Printer Drivers
      \\MICHAELJWJR-DESK\michaeljwjr       


Thank you for your assistance thus far.

[altair4]

Ok I don't know what Nemo is. I typed it in my Menu Search bar and it gave me nothing. When I right click on the folders in the browser (window's style) I see Sharing and I go through that process.

I am not familiar with the Desktop you are using. It doesn't appear to be Mint14 Cinnamon so I'm guessing it's MATE which would explain why I don't understand your post. I don't even understand the "windows style" reference.

In any event the problem is your hostname. Samba automatically makes the netbios name ( the name that it presents to the network ) match the host name but in your case it's too long. The easiest way to resolve this is to use samba itself to broadcast a shorter name.

Edit smb.conf as root:

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gksu gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

Change gedit to whatever the default text editor is on your operating system.

On this machine "michaeljwjr-laptop" add the following line right under the workgroup line:

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netbios name = mjwjr-laptop

And on this machine "michaeljwjr-desktop" add the following line right under the workgroup line:

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netbios name = mjwjr-desktop

They don't have to be those exact names but both must be 15 characters or less in length.

After adding the line restart samba on both machines:

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sudo service smbd restart
sudo service nmbd restart

Wait a few minutes before trying to access those machines.

If that doesn't resolve it by itself you might want to go through the checklist:
Samba Browsing Problems Checklist: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=88146&start=0

[michaeljwjr]

@altair4 thank you very much that all worked. I can now see my shared Mint14Mate folders across both linux machines, and even across my Win7 machines. However on my laptop I don't appear to be able to share any other folders than the original one I shared. I do the same process (trying to share my home folder across my network) and when I do the same process I used to originally share, the new folder is not appearing in my network.

I ran the smbd and nmbd commands you told me and it did not change anything.

Also. I can see/use my Mint14Mate folders on my Win7 machines, but I can't access the shared folders on my Win7 machine from Mint14Mate.

[altair4]

However on my laptop I don't appear to be able to share any other folders than the original one I shared. I do the same process (trying to share my home folder across my network) and when I do the same process I used to originally share, the new folder is not appearing in my network.

Post the output of following commands from your laptop:

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testparm -s
net usershare info --long
smbtree

[michaeljwjr]

However on my laptop I don't appear to be able to share any other folders than the original one I shared. I do the same process (trying to share my home folder across my network) and when I do the same process I used to originally share, the new folder is not appearing in my network.

Post the output of following commands from your laptop:

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testparm -s
net usershare info --long
smbtree

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michaeljwjr@michaeljwjr-laptop ~ $ testparm -s
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Processing section "[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]"
Loaded services file OK.
WARNING: You have some share names that are longer than 12 characters.
These may not be accessible to some older clients.
(Eg. Windows9x, WindowsMe, and smbclient prior to Samba 3.0.)
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
[global]
   workgroup = WORKGROUP-LINUX
   netbios name = MJWJR-LAPTOP
   server string = %h server (Samba, LinuxMint)
   map to guest = Bad User
   obey pam restrictions = Yes
   pam password change = Yes
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
   unix password sync = Yes
   syslog = 0
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   max log size = 1000
   dns proxy = No
   usershare allow guests = Yes
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
   idmap config * : backend = tdb

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   create mask = 0700
   printable = Yes
   print ok = Yes
   browseable = No

[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers

[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]
   path = /home/michaeljwjr/Downloads/Torrent/The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]
   guest ok = Yes
michaeljwjr@michaeljwjr-laptop ~ $ net usershare info --long
michaeljwjr@michaeljwjr-laptop ~ $ smbtree
Enter michaeljwjr's password:
WORKGROUP-LINUX
   \\MJWJR-LAPTOP         michaeljwjr-laptop server (Samba, LinuxMint)
      \\MJWJR-LAPTOP\IPC$              IPC Service (michaeljwjr-laptop server (Samba, LinuxMint))
      \\MJWJR-LAPTOP\The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD   
      \\MJWJR-LAPTOP\print$            Printer Drivers
   \\MICHAELJWJR-DES      Michaeljwjr


[altair4]

To be honest I have no idea how Samba would handle a share named: The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD. I also have no idea why testparm is trying to process that share definition 9 times.

You might want to edit smb.conf directly and change this:

[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]
path = /home/michaeljwjr/Downloads/Torrent/The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]
guest ok = Yes

To this:

[The-Dark-Knight]
path = /home/michaeljwjr/Downloads/Torrent/The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]
guest ok = Yes

Then restart samba:

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sudo service smbd restart

[michaeljwjr]

To be honest I have no idea how Samba would handle a share named: The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD. I also have no idea why testparm is trying to process that share definition 9 times.

You might want to edit smb.conf directly and change this:

[The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]
path = /home/michaeljwjr/Downloads/Torrent/The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]
guest ok = Yes

To this:

[The-Dark-Knight]
path = /home/michaeljwjr/Downloads/Torrent/The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS [PublicHD]
guest ok = Yes

Then restart samba:

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sudo service smbd restart

The thing is, I want to share the entire home folder on my laptop, yet I can't do that. Every time I try it doesn't work. I've even renamed that folder and my other computers still see "the dark knight..." entire name.

[michaeljwjr]

it feels like my laptop is stuck sharing that one folder no matter what. I can't share anything else at all on that network.

[michaeljwjr]

It turns out that even though I've changed my hostname in smb.conf:

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netbios name = mjwjr-laptop

hostname still gives me:

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michaeljwjr-laptop

and when I try to sudo service nmbd restart:

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sudo: unable to resolve host michaeljwjr-laptop
nmbd stop/waiting
nmbd start/running, process 2621

[altair4]

"netbios name" and hostname are 2 different things. Samba in debian makes the netbios name match the hostname but it can be overridden in smb.conf so that the netbios name can be something else. It has no affect on the real hostname. I suggested you do it this way to prevent what just happened to you.

The unable to resolve hostname error is because you changed the actual hostname in only one location. It must be changed in these 2 locations:

/etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 mjwjr-laptop

/etc/hostname

mjwjr-laptop

[michaeljwjr]

"netbios name" and hostname are 2 different things. Samba in debian makes the netbios name match the hostname but it can be overridden in smb.conf so that the netbios name can be something else. It has no affect on the real hostname. I suggested you do it this way to prevent what just happened to you.

The unable to resolve hostname error is because you changed the actual hostname in only one location. It must be changed in these 2 locations:

/etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 mjwjr-laptop

/etc/hostname

mjwjr-laptop

Everything works fantastic, Thank you very much for all your help I learned a lot through this thread.