I have two Ubuntu machines both on 11.10
I want to share folders from one to the other.
If, on the server machine, (in Nautilus) I right click on the folders and click Properties> Share > Share this folder > Create share.
Then on the client I'm prompted for a username and password. My username and password does not work.
If I select "Guest access" check box then I get "Unable to mount location. Failed to mount Windows share"
This should be straightforward, right?
Best Answer
I had a similar problem and found that it was because of permissions on folders above the one that I was trying to share.
For example if you are trying to share:
Check that the permissions of the
/media
and/media/shared
folders are 755 (drwxr-xr-x
) or similar that allows the group and others to execute (open) the folder.