Hello. I am new to Debian.
I have been using Ubuntu for my PCs for a long time now, but as I now need to install servers, I am switching to Debian.
I just installed the latest stable version of Debian (so that's version 9) XFCE on an old desktop PC that I will use as a server to backup data.
But as a fresh install of Debian does not come with all the software that usually equips Ubuntu and its derivatives (which is not bad for this old PC), it seems it does not come with samba support installed.
When using Thunar and clicking 'browse network', I have an error ("Failed to open /on - the specified location is not supported").
Basically, the usage is quite simple : this server is installed on a local Windows network with a Windows server as the main server for the company. I want to be able to connect to the Windows shared folders to I can exchange large volumes of data.
I saw in Gnome software that there is Smb4K available but since I am using an XFCE environment, I wonder if that would be a wise choice.
Might somebody suggest a simple solution ?
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Installing samba support
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Re: Installing samba support
Check this.
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Re: Installing samba support
Last time I checked, thunar needs help with networks shares.Eraserhead wrote: I just installed the latest stable version of Debian (so that's version 9) XFCE
Install gvfs-backends and log out and back in.
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Re: Installing samba support
Hello.
Thanks !
Installing gvfs-backends helped indeed : now, when I click on 'Browse network', I can see the same networks as I see on another Linux machine (Ubuntu).
Still, when I double-click on 'Windows network', instead of seeing the Windows workgroups, I have an error : "Failed to retrieve shares list from server : no such file or directory". This does not happen on the Ubuntu machine, so I guess I still need to install or set up something.
Thanks !
Installing gvfs-backends helped indeed : now, when I click on 'Browse network', I can see the same networks as I see on another Linux machine (Ubuntu).
Still, when I double-click on 'Windows network', instead of seeing the Windows workgroups, I have an error : "Failed to retrieve shares list from server : no such file or directory". This does not happen on the Ubuntu machine, so I guess I still need to install or set up something.
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Re: Installing samba support
I think I explained myself unclearly : as I am trying to access Windows shares on a Windows server, I believe it is the access with the samba client I need to set up, not a samba server.None1975 wrote:Check this.
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Re: Installing samba support
Ensure that your system has cifs installed.
You should be able to mount the share with:
You should be able to mount the share with:
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sudo mount.cifs //WindowsPC/INSERT-WINDOWS-SHARE-HERE /mnt/SHARE-DIRECTORY -o user=SHARE-USER
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Re: Installing samba support
Hello.
Yes, cifs-utils was already installed, and the command mount.cifs works !
I still cannot browse the network using Thunar, though.
Any idea what's missing ?
Edit : I first had a failure with the command because I had typed it wrong.
Yes, cifs-utils was already installed, and the command mount.cifs works !
I still cannot browse the network using Thunar, though.
Any idea what's missing ?
Edit : I first had a failure with the command because I had typed it wrong.