Comment 36 for bug 393012

With Ubuntu 10.04 I get an invalid argument when attempting to use Nautilus to transfer files to my NAS server via SMB.
Hint: Using Nautilus to transfer via SMB to a NAS server works for me under Ubuntu 8.04.3, but Nautilus with 10.04 does not work for me. This problem is fixed by using GNOME Commander to transfer files.
Could problem really be Nautilus?

Edward LeBlanc

> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:19:22 +0000
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> Subject: [Bug 393012] Re: smb: Error while copying file, "Invalid argument"
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> ** Changed in: gvfs
> Status: Fix Released => Unknown
>
> ** Changed in: gvfs
> Importance: Unknown => High
>
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> smb: Error while copying file, "Invalid argument"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393012
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> Status in autofs - automatic filesystem mounter: Confirmed
> Status in GVFS: Unknown
> Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “gvfs” package in Debian: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: nautilus
>
> While copying a folder from ubuntu to a Windows XP PC, I get an error message, "Error while copying "Tarantula-1.jpg".
>
> "There was an error copying the file into smb://asus1/documents/Tarantula." Show more details: Invalid argument
>
> The source folder is called "Tarantula", which contains:
> /host/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/Tarantula> ls -sail
> total 15545
> 112420 0 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 2009-06-27 11:41 .
> 3856 4 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 2009-06-27 16:43 ..
> 112426 1 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 59 2009-06-27 11:40 .picasa.ini
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2622811 2009-06-27 11:41 Tarantula-1.jpg
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2565675 2009-06-27 11:41 Tarantula-2.jpg
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2449986 2009-06-27 11:41 Tarantula-3.jpg
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2442001 2009-06-27 11:41 Tarantula-4.jpg
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2596930 2009-06-27 11:41 Tarantula-5.jpg
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3218977 2009-06-27 11:40 Tarantula.jpg
>
> I am able to read and delete files on the remote Win XP PC shared folder asus1/documents. The folder does not exist on this remote PC.
>
> At the start of the copy, Nautilus creates the folder "Tarantula", then terminates with the error: "Error while copying "Tarantula-1.jpg".
>
> The Tarantula folder on the remote PC (as reported from Nautilus 2.26.2 File Browser):
> Location: smb://asus1/documents/Tarantula
> Tarantula-1.jpg , size = 64.0 KB, type = JPEG Image, group = unknown, Octal Permissions = unknown, Owner = unknown, Permissions = unknown
> .picasa.ini = 59 bytes, type = unknown, group = unknown, Octal Permissions = unknown, Owner = unknown, Permissions = unknown
>
> It appears that the .ini file was copied completely, as I can open and read the file in a text editor. The JPEG image was partially copied when smb terminated. The problem can be repeated.
>
> This may be a problem with smb.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: nautilus 1:2.26.2-0ubuntu2
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: nautilus
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-13-generic x86_64
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