I used to be able to share folders via SAMBA. The option is no longer available to me.
I am using LMDE 64 Bit.
Ideas?
Open to share folders no longer available [SOLVED]
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Open to share folders no longer available [SOLVED]
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Re: Open to share folders no longer available
What DE are you running, Cinnamon? MATE? XFCE?
Re: Open to share folders no longer available
There's 3 ways to "share folders via SAMBA" so I don't know which option is missing for you:
** Through Nautilus - nautilus-share
I don't use MATE but I believe this option is not available in MATE.
** Through system-config-samba
I don't use Debian but system-config-samba is an Ubuntu utility and not in the debian repositories.
** Through shares-admin
Believe it or not this is still available in Debian but you must install the following package if it's not installed by default:
Of course there's a 4th way:
And there's even a 5th way of creating shares from the command line.
** Through Nautilus - nautilus-share
I don't use MATE but I believe this option is not available in MATE.
** Through system-config-samba
I don't use Debian but system-config-samba is an Ubuntu utility and not in the debian repositories.
** Through shares-admin
Believe it or not this is still available in Debian but you must install the following package if it's not installed by default:
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sudo apt-get install gnome-system-tools
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gksu gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf
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Re: Open to share folders no longer available
That package has been ported over to MATE as mate-system-tools. That's what I use to do simple folder sharing in MATE.altair4 wrote:** Through shares-admin
Believe it or not this is still available in Debian but you must install the following package if it's not installed by default:Code: Select all
sudo apt-get install gnome-system-tools
Re: Open to share folders no longer available
I tried sudo apt-get install gnome-system-tools in my terminal - no difference.
I removed and installed gnome-system-tools from software manager - no difference.
I believe samba is running because I can stop and start the services. I just don't have a means as before to share folders from the gui.
I'm getting frustrated with LMDE. I appreciate the work that went into it. It takes great talent but from an end user. Here are the problems I am facing:
I removed and installed gnome-system-tools from software manager - no difference.
I believe samba is running because I can stop and start the services. I just don't have a means as before to share folders from the gui.
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Re: Open to share folders no longer available
Did you do what squeezy suggested:
I have no idea if it ends up in the menu but if it's like "gnome-system-tools" just open a terminal and type:
If you created a share and are having problems with that then please post the output of the following commands:
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sudo apt-get install mate-system-tools
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shares-admin
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testparm -s
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smbtree
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Re: Open to share folders no longer available [SOLVED]
I tried a number of things but it may have been a combination of applying the changes that the previous person posted and rebooting my system that got it working for me.
Thanks all!
Thanks all!