No, it's not a bug and smbfs is not needed, either. GVFS, if properly installed with proper backends, should support smb. If you can use gvfs-ls or gvfs-* commands to handle smb:// paths, then it's a bug of pcmanfm. Otherwise, gvfs or other stuff is not correctly configured under lubuntu.
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Phill Whiteside <phi...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Hi Julien, > > it seems that there is a missing library for samba support, namely smbfs. > As I'm not sure where you want it reporting, I include the chat. > > (00:47:48) wxl: does lubuntu inheriently lack smb support? > (00:48:11) wxl: oh nevermind figured it out > (00:48:11) *illusions left the room (quit: Quit: Leaving).* > (00:48:25) wxl: weird i can't use go > network shares but smb://server > works > (00:52:26) phillw: samba should be automatic with pcmanfm > (00:54:02) phillw: network shares is a diffirent app. Please raise a bug > against it if it is not working. bugs not reported only ever get fixed by > chance :) > (00:54:19) wxl: :D > (00:55:31) phillw: in the past we had pyneighbourhood, but that wouldn't > "play' either, so pcman added it to pcmanfm to save grief :) (He's a darn > good guy). > (00:59:46) wxl: grrr > (01:00:00) wxl: pcmanfm can find the share but i'm having a hell of a time > mounting it > (01:00:42) phillw: wxl: is it password protected? > (01:00:48) wxl: nope > (01:01:10) wxl: ntfs share i should say > (01:01:42) phillw: wxl: I've got to be honest, I'm not familiar. The only > samba stuff I know of is for windoze. > (01:02:06) phillw: ntfs = windoze :) > (01:02:10) wxl: riiight > (01:02:45) phillw: wxl: been too long since I use windows :).... Is it an > area you would like automounting? > (01:03:00) wxl: naw > (01:04:36) KM0201: wxl: should work fine.. i use samba quite a bit (even > w/o windows machines) cuz its just so easy.... just open pcman > smb://192.168.1.xx > (01:04:46) wxl: KM0201: what about in cli? > (01:04:51) phillw: pcmanfm 'should' be able to see it. As not too many of > us have drives that need samba, I'm at a loss as to who to suggest can help. > I know how to alter the fstab to automount. > (01:05:01) phillw: thanks KM0201 :) > (01:05:05) KM0201: um, i've never tried to mount one from cli, but it > shouldn't be to difficult i dont think > (01:05:34) phillw: use the same ops as for fstab table? > (01:05:51) KM0201: so he's trying to automount a samba share? > (01:06:11) wxl: no automount > (01:06:13) KM0201: i thought he was just trying to mount it it. > (01:06:31) wxl: weird > (01:06:35) wxl: i don't have smbfs > (01:06:47) KM0201: sudo apt-get install samba > (01:07:06) KM0201: i dont think samba installs automatically > (01:07:17) KM0201: did you have an smb.conf? > (01:07:25) wxl: well i have no problem accessing in pcmanfm > (01:07:28) phillw: if it is ntfs, you may want the easy version of > ntfs-config? > (01:07:32) phillw: http://forum.phillw.net/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=96 > (01:08:10) KM0201: ok.. so you have no problem accessing i pcmanfm.. so.. > you want to automount a samba share? (thought you said earlier you didn't > wanted "no automount".. or am i confused) > (01:08:58) KM0201: wxl: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO-8.html > (01:08:59) wxl: nope you're on it KM0201 > (01:09:05) wxl: problem was smbfs was missing > (01:09:09) KM0201: ok. > (01:09:12) wxl: now mount -t cifs blah blah all good > (01:11:38) phillw: wxl: I'm guessing the library eats up RAM... therefore > not a default. I'll check with the boss. > (01:12:59) wxl: phillw: i'd be interested to know > (01:13:09) wxl: i could see the argument made that few use cli and it's > not necessary > (01:13:17) wxl: and that the hardcore user will figure it out and install > what they want > (01:22:44) phillw: wxl: does network share now work? > (01:22:56) wxl: no problem phillw > (01:22:56) *philipballew [~philipbal@ubuntu/member/philipballew] entered > the room.* > (01:23:35) phillw: then, for network share to function, it needs smbfs - > that is a bug :) > > Regards, > > Phill. > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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