So it turned out to be a configuration issue. Thanks Anthony for coming back and sharing that info.
Marking the bug as invalid, and even if no fix was needed that into might help others affected by the same. ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1855758 Title: error when connecting to smb server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/1855758/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs