SMB network browse failing

Bug #67289 reported by Gavin Hamill
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nautilus (Ubuntu)
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: nautilus

If I do Places -> Network Servers -> Windows Network, the two workgroups in use on my LAN appear as 'blank paper' icons, which when doubleclicked produce an error:

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Couldn't display "smb:///mshome".

The location is not a folder.
                                                OK
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The same is true for the other 'WORKGROUP' workgroup :/

Here's the really odd thing. *SOMETIMES* - maybe one in three attempts, the icon will change to the proper 'PCs + cabling' icon as soon as I press OK, at which point I can browse that workgroup.

Often I will simply need to press 'Reload' several times to get the 'real' icon to appear.

The same thing then happens for each server inside the workgroup! :/

This occurs both on the RC edgy CD, and on an installed edgy system with all updates applied. Edgy was installed as a clean-install - not an upgrade.

This all used to work OK in dapper :(

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Gavin Hamill (gdh) wrote :
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William Shotts (bshotts) wrote :

I see this same problem. Usually, clicking the "Reload" icon completes the reading of the share. I am running this on a relatively slow machine (600 Mhz Celeron) and it worked in Dapper.

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Rocko (rockorequin) wrote :

I also see the same problem on two computers, one slow (with the beta Edgy updated), one fast (with a fresh installation of the released Edgy).

It happens for both the workgroup and for the shares in the workgroup. Clicking reload makes it toggle between 'blank' and a valid networking icon.

The only configuration change I made to /etc/samba/smb.conf after installing from Synaptics is to set:

security = share
force user = rocko

and restart the samba daemon.

It used to work in Dapper.

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Joe Clifford (joeclifford) wrote :

I can confirm that the same is happening for me in a current edgy install:
Browsing windows network through nautilus gives:

Couldn't display "smb:///workgroup"

The proper uri should be smb://workgroup

If I click reload then the correct icon appears and I can browse the workgroup but then the servers in the workgroup are unbrowseable:

Couldn't display "smb://workgroup/SERVER"

The proper uri should be smb://SERVER

and again after I click reload all is fine.

I have no idea how to debug this or even which program is responsible (nautilus/gnome-vfs/samba) - if anyone can give me any pointers I'd be willing to try.....

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

Changed in nautilus:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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