Me too on two ubuntu-mate 16.04 desktop machines after migration from 15.10. Seems to me that gvfsd-smb-browse try to connect to my NAS with a Samba server. Bizarre !!! smbclient same thing force CPU load at 100% if I use it....
bluefox@lenovo:~$ dpkg-query -W -f='${Package} ${Version} ${Source} ${Status}\n' | grep samba libsmbclient 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed libwbclient0 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed python-samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed samba 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 install ok installed samba-common 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed samba-common-bin 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed samba-libs 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed smbclient 2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 samba install ok installed system-config-samba 1.2.63-0ubuntu6 install ok installed vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.0~~git20160413+r64193+39~ubuntu16.04.1 vlc install ok installed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1557797 Title: Big bug : CPU 100% load with gvfsd-smb-browse on Ubuntu Mate 16.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1557797/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs