I don't know if it's related, it probably isn't, but I'll mention it just in case.. I noticed a regression in smbclient and I'm wondering if that's affecting gvfs as well.
After setting up an open share (RW access to everyone, no password) on the Windows 10 box, I can access it with Ubuntu 16.04 (samba 4.3.11): $ smbclient -L 192.168.0.104 -N WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated OS=[Windows 10 Home 17134] Server=[Windows 10 Home 6.3] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin C$ Disk Default share IPC$ IPC Remote IPC MySharedFolder Disk print$ Disk Printer Drivers Users Disk Connection to 192.168.0.104 failed (Error NT_STATUS_RESOURCE_NAME_NOT_FOUND) NetBIOS over TCP disabled -- no workgroup available I get that successful result also if I set the min protocol to NT1, SMB2 or SMB3 using the -m argument. But if I try to access it in Ubuntu 18.04 (samba 4.7.6), I get an ACCESS_DENIED error: $ smbclient -L 192.168.0.104 -N WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated session setup failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Specifying the protocol to SMB2 or SMB3 doesn't change anything: $ smbclient -L 192.168.0.104 -N -m SMB2 WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated session setup failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Interestingly enough, changing it to NT1 doesn't solve the issue but note how smbclient reports a successful anonymous login: $ smbclient -L 192.168.0.104 -N -m NT1 WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated Anonymous login successful Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- Error returning browse list: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Reconnecting with SMB1 for workgroup listing. Connection to 192.168.0.104 failed (Error NT_STATUS_RESOURCE_NAME_NOT_FOUND) Failed to connect with SMB1 -- no workgroup available And finally, what solves the issue is to set a username to something, anything. In the example below I use the string "dummy", which doesn't correspond to any username in the Windows or in the Linux box: smbclient -L 192.168.0.104 -N -U dummy WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin C$ Disk Default share IPC$ IPC Remote IPC MySharedFolder Disk print$ Disk Printer Drivers Users Disk Reconnecting with SMB1 for workgroup listing. Connection to 192.168.0.104 failed (Error NT_STATUS_RESOURCE_NAME_NOT_FOUND) Failed to connect with SMB1 -- no workgroup available If you think this regression is specific to smbclient, please ignore this, we can open a new bug report. The reason I mention it is that I'm wondering if gvfs isn't failing in a similar manner. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778322 Title: gvfs-smb-browse can't browse samba/smb tree To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1778322/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs