FIX FILE SHARING!!!

[farna]

How the heck do I fix file sharing? I want to right click on a file and share it, just like previous versions. I swear, Ubuntu (or is it the Mint team?) is getting more and more like Windows! GNOME3 and can't share files easily -- pelase protect me from myself, I'm a freaking idiot who doesn't need ot be near a computer, surely the developers know more about what I want/need to do than I do!! Can't find an easy answer here or on the web. The ones that I do find concering Ubuntu 11.10 tell me to set a samba password, but I can't seem to do that. Don't have one as far as I know, never needed it before. Tried using my user log-on, that doesn't seem to work.

I'm fairly new to Linux, but have been using Mint for a couple years now -- mainly a user. So can someone please fix this! I don't really want to start looking for other distributions or go back to an older version of Mint (I'm using Mint 12). Surely this can be fixed to be as easy as it was before some idiot "fixed" it!

[MrBob22]

Hello:
I dont understand your problem. What do you mean by "fix file sharing"? If I knew what you did previously that you seem not be able to do now, maybe a solution could be found.
There are many features in environments as rich as LinuxMint12, so the more information you provide, the more likely someone who knows the answer can help.
<MrBob22, an inveterate computer users\ from AtariSt, to Windows95 to Apple IPad and much more......

[remoulder]

You might want to check out http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=23169 and http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=88146&p=508716&hilit=sharing#p508716

[altair4]

@remoulder, I think you're my biggest fan. Come to think of it you may be my only fan.

@farna, If the HowTo's remoulder referenced above get you no closer, I would suggest providing some information on how you are set up.
Please post the output of the following commands:

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testparm -s

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net usershare info --long

From just the information you posted this may not be a Samba issue. It sounds more like a Linux permissions problem. But the information that you provide above will allow the people here to provide a more personalized response.

[remoulder]

Gee altair4, I'm sure you have lots of fans

[farna]

Nope, those do no good at all. I'm using Mint 12 now with the MATE shell instead of GNOME3. In previous versions of Mint I could right click on a file in Nautilus and there was a sharing option. THERE IS NO SUCH OPTION IN MINT12 NAUTILUS! That is the problem! How do I get this to work without reverting to a previous version of Mint? I installed from a Mint 12 live CD downloaded from the official Mint site.

Right now I can only transfer files by using my main computer (Mint 12) and finding the other computers in Network then transfer to them. I can't share anything on my Mint 12 computer so I can get to it from another. It's irritating when I'm in the house on my wife's computer or my HTPC (Wife uses Windows 7, HTPC has Mint 11) and have to go out to my shop office to transfer a file over (mostly MP3 files that I downloaded earlier).

Here's the requested info:

frank2@frank2 ~ $ 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$]"
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* .
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
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

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

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

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frank2@frank2 ~ $ net usershare info --long
frank2@frank2 ~ $

[altair4]

Nope, those do no good at all. I'm using Mint 12 now with the MATE shell instead of GNOME3. In previous versions of Mint I could right click on a file in Nautilus and there was a sharing option. THERE IS NO SUCH OPTION IN MINT12 NAUTILUS!

The "Sharing Options" option in the context menu in Gnome and cinnamon is provided by the following package:

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sudo apt-get install nautilus-share

Doesn't seem to have any affect on Caja in Mint.

The following references a "caja-share" and it's renamed "mate-file-manager-share" but they do not appear in the repository: https://github.com/perberos/Mate-Deskto ... /issues/87

You could install the following package and create samba shares the "Classic" way:

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sudo apt-get install system-config-samba

But this method isn't integrated into the file manager as it is in gnome.

Sorry, don't have an answer for this one.

[farna]

Well, the links clued me in! It looks like caja-share is available as a .deb package at https://launchpad.net/~gfunkmonk/+archi ... ld/3097159 (32 bit... i386), and at https://launchpad.net/~gfunkmonk/+archi ... ld/3097158 (AMD 64 bit version for those who need it).

I downloaded the 32 bit version since I'm running the 32 bit version of Mint12, but it won't install. Tells me that dependencise aren't satisfied -- Caja must be version 1.1.0 or higher. I don't know what version Mint 12 uses (looks like 1.0.3 in the Mint repository), but version 1.2 has been released for Ubuntu. I found installation instructions here: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/04/mate-des ... it-in.html.

Is there anything I should worry about if I try to update to 1.2 using the above Ubuntu repositories? I'll backup everything first, but this should just update the desktop without messing things up... right?? Yeah, I know Mr. Murphy may show up, but I'd like to think this should go off without a hitch...

[usbtux]

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tasksel
sudo tasksel

Press space to select use the arrow keys to move down and press space at Samba file server , press tab to highlight <Ok> then hit enter.

Then follow http://usbtux.hostzi.com/webmin and http://usbtux.hostzi.com/webmin_a

[farna]

I've got the Smaba server installed, and it does nothing. The "classic" Samba sharing is a PITA from what I'm reading. I was hoping that someone else has performed the caja upgrade and had no problems and would say so. It appears that MATE uses caja for files instead of Nautilus, so that's part of the problem (why installing the Samba stuff for Nautilus didn't work).

I just thought about something though. If I boot into GNOME3 and share a file using Nautilus (assuming I can right click and share), will it still be shared if I reboot into MATE later??

Well, I just tried that, doesn't work. Have to share the file in Caja (the MATE file manager). Came back and edited this post rather than make another.

Another ting -- can one run Nautilus in MATE??

[samjam]

I just opened a terminal window while using mate, and typed "nautilus $HOME"

I was then able to navigate and share the folder I wanted to share from my mate session

[farna]

Looks like that works! When launched from terminal the terminal has to be kept open, but that's no big deal.
Since this works, can't I run Nautilus from startup and use that instead of Caja? I'm not that up on Linux, and can probably figure this out in time, but I don't have time right now!