[Bug 214556] Re: [Hardy] Can't share files

2008-05-05 Thread nottRobin
>From http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4884372#post4884372: The "Sharing options" still don't work, but I did manage to share folders properly through shares-admin (Alt+F2 -> 'shares-admin' -> run). I ended up adding 'shares-admin' to the System->Administration menu. -- [Hardy] Ca

[Bug 214556] Re: [Hardy] Can't share files

2008-05-04 Thread nottRobin
I found this post: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubuntu-help/118877 -samba-hardy.html - and when I did what they did and replaced my smb.conf with a skeleton one it did work properly, which suggests that there is an error in the way that Ubuntu handles the Samba conf file. Just to clarigy, I ha

[Bug 214556] Re: [Hardy] Can't share files

2008-05-04 Thread nottRobin
I have the same problem. Nothing complex, I simply create a new folder, share it (right click -> sharing options) with all the boxes ticked, but the share isn't there. Permissions are correct, I'm in the sambashare group etc. Using up to date Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS. Robin. -- [Hardy] Can't share f