After you install smbclient, can you please just run the "smbtree" command:
Here it lists my NAS and its shares: $ smbtree LOWTECH \\NAS \\NAS\photo System default shared folder \\NAS\IPC$ IPC Service () (...) This is my smb.conf where smbtree was run (all defaults): dns proxy = No log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m map to guest = Bad User max log size = 1000 obey pam restrictions = Yes pam password change = Yes panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u server role = standalone server server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu) syslog = 0 unix password sync = Yes usershare allow guests = Yes idmap config * : backend = tdb [printers] browseable = No comment = All Printers create mask = 0700 path = /var/spool/samba printable = Yes [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/printers -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767454 Title: "Other Locations" does not automatically find Samba servers in Ubuntu 18.04 Status in gvfs: Confirmed Status in samba: Unknown Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: New Status in samba package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Ubuntu: 18.04 clean install Nautilus: 1:3.26.3-0ubuntu4 The actions taken to produce the problem: Click on “Other Locations” in Nautilus. The expected result of these actions: Samba servers to automatically show up under “Networks”. This is the behavior in Ubuntu 17.10 using Nautilus 1:3.26.0-0ub. Also, clicking on “”Windows Network” immediately shows "Folder is Empty". The actual result of these actions: The Samba servers never show up under “Networks” and clicking on "Windows Network" always immediately comes up with "Folder is Empty". Further information: This happens on both machines with a clean Ubuntu 18.04 install. My Ubuntu 17.10 machines still work like expected. I can still manually type in the Samba information in "Connect to Server" and the 18.04 machines connect just fine. From syslog: Apr 27 13:49:34 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 dbus-daemon[1333]: [session uid=1000 pid=1333] Activating service name='org.gnome.Nautilus' requested by ':1.13' (uid=1000 pid=1468 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell " label="unconfined") Apr 27 13:49:34 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 dbus-daemon[1333]: [session uid=1000 pid=1333] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Nautilus' Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 dbus-daemon[754]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.131' (uid=1000 pid=4857 comm="/usr/bin/nautilus --gapplication-service " label="unconfined") Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service... Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 nautilus[4857]: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: Failed to execute child process “net” (No such file or directory) Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 dbus-daemon[754]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1' Apr 27 13:49:35 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service. Apr 27 13:49:40 david-HP-ProBook-440-G2 gvfsd[1432]: mkdir failed on directory /var/cache/samba: Permission denied To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gvfs/+bug/1767454/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp