could you please paste the output of: lsb_release -a apt-cache policy samba
I think there is a problem here, it is most likely that you could avoid rebooting by running in a terminal: sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart so that the cjanges in smb.conf are picked up by the samba server daemon. ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => samba -- Unacknowledged reboot required before folder can be shared https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
