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Problems w/ Nautilus
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| prezbedard 2003-01-21, 9:53 am |
| Help: smb:/// not working , may be a nautilus problem
When I type in
smb:///
I get
Nautilus cannot display "smb:///".
Also I have had nautilus crash a few times with fatal erros
I know samba is running cause i checked it. I was doing some reading in my RedRat 8 Bilble and saw some things that might help me get the windows machines to see
the linux one (linux could laready see windows as I have reported in earlier posts) so after changing my setting back and forth I put them back how they were before I looked at the book. Now samba seems to not be working in either direction Please help if you can
I have tried looking this up but not much luck.
Anyone recommend reinstalling Nautilus?
And if so how would I go about doing that?
Thanks
Some info that might help
I have/ am able to
ran smbstatus
I can access swat and both modules are running | |
| Mr. Linux Guy 2003-01-21, 12:16 pm |
| Can you access your shares via the command line or it is just with Nautilus that the problem seems to occur? | |
| prezbedard 2003-01-21, 1:07 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mr. Linux Guy
Can you access your shares via the command line or it is just with Nautilus that the problem seems to occur?
How do I attempt to access shares via command line? I think I did it before but I don't remember how or what I was doing it for. Before when it was working(smb:///) I could only access shares on the windows computers.
Thanks.
I'm heading into Boston shortly for a Recruiting Open House. So wish me luck. | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-21, 5:09 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by prezbedard
How do I attempt to access shares via command line? I think I did it before but I don't remember how or what I was doing it for. Before when it was working(smb:///) I could only access shares on the windows computers.
Thanks.
I'm heading into Boston shortly for a Recruiting Open House. So wish me luck.
One way I remember is to make a directory (mkdir), then:
mount -t smbfs //server/share /mnt/directory_you_made
And then if things go well you can access that windows share in *nix. | |
| prezbedard 2003-01-21, 7:03 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Boulware5
One way I remember is to make a directory (mkdir), then:
mount -t smbfs //server/share /mnt/directory_you_made
And then if things go well you can access that windows share in *nix.
I created a directory called windows
OK Here is what I got
"
[root@localhost usr]# mount -t smbfs //Greg2k/share/mnt/windows
Usage: mount -V : print version
mount -h : print this help
mount : list mounted filesystems
mount -l : idem, including volume labels
So far the informational part. Next the mounting.
The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.
Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.
mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab
mount device : mount device at the known place
mount directory : mount known device here
mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount command
Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts
a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.
One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:
mount --bind olddir newdir
or move a subtree:
mount --move olddir newdir
A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,
or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid .
Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options].
For many more details, say man 8 mount " | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-21, 7:06 pm |
| Did you type a space between //server/share and /mnt/directory ? | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-21, 7:09 pm |
| ***Also, the Samba file system must be enabled in your kernel. If you haven't reconfigured your kernel, I am not sure if the default kernel of your distro enables this. | |
| prezbedard 2003-01-21, 7:16 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Boulware5
***Also, the Samba file system must be enabled in your kernel. If you haven't reconfigured your kernel, I am not sure if the default kernel of your distro enables this.
I didn't put a space should there be one?
Samba is running so shouldn't smbfs be enabled?
I just don't know why I can't access it through Nautilus. It was working fine then all of sudden this weekend it started acting like this.
Thanks | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-21, 7:47 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by prezbedard
I didn't put a space should there be one?
Samba is running so shouldn't smbfs be enabled?
I just don't know why I can't access it through Nautilus. It was working fine then all of sudden this weekend it started acting like this.
Thanks
Yes, put a space:
mount -t smbfs //server/share (space here) /mnt/directory_you_made
I am pretty sure samba can be running without smbfs support. You just wouldn't be able to see shares. Try the mount command and see if it works. | |
| prezbedard 2003-01-21, 8:22 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Boulware5
Yes, put a space:
mount -t smbfs //server/share (space here) /mnt/directory_you_made
I am pretty sure samba can be running without smbfs support. You just wouldn't be able to see shares. Try the mount command and see if it works.
No it didn't work:
Could not resolve mount point /mnt/windows
I noticed this two lines in the system log
do they mean anything to you?
Jan 21 19:39:50 localhost ntpd: failed
Jan 21 19:39:50 localhost ntpd: ntpd shutdown failed
I do I enable smbfs? That might be why I could see my windows share through smb:/// when it was working and not see
my linux shares. | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-21, 9:00 pm |
| ntpd is the network time demon. That's not samba. To check if smbs is enabled in your kernel:
1. cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.19 (or whatever you have)
2. If you are in X-windows, type make xconfig. And check under I believe it is filesystems. See if that is enabled. If you are in run level 3 (command line), type make menuconfig. | |
| prezbedard 2003-01-22, 12:13 am |
| I have an idea of why I am getting
Nautilus cannot display "smb:///".
I got similar results on serveral other
actions. What they all had in common was
the title of error dialog box:
"Can't Diplay Location"
How do I set the defaults on what viewer/app is used to display different files types and or directories?
Thanks | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-22, 12:23 am |
| In Nautils? I'm not familiar with that. | |
| Mr. Linux Guy 2003-01-22, 6:18 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Boulware5
In Nautils? I'm not familiar with that.
That's just the file manager used with GNOME. | |
| prezbedard 2003-01-22, 8:53 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mr. Linux Guy
That's just the file manager used with GNOME.
Mr Linux,
So do you know how I can set Nautilus back to default settings? I have also experinced
"Nautilus cannot display" for the extras under Start Here:///
I do believe that may be why this is happening but of course this is just a guess from seeing this happen in other instances.
Thanks | |
| Mr. Linux Guy 2003-01-22, 12:45 pm |
| Uncheck the option "Use Nautilus to draw the desktop" in the Nautilus preferences menu under "Windows & Desktop" to use another file manager. Ilike gmc better than Nautilus anyway. To change the defaults back, just edit your configuration files, I am not sure if there is an easier way. Try to connect to your shares using smbmount or smbsh commands. That way you can tell if it is Samba that is having probs or if it is something else. |
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