http://linuxexchange.org/questions/703/strange-problems-accessing-smb-share-from-ubuntu-machine<p>I am running Ubuntu 10.04 connecting to a samba server (version 3.0.33-3.28.el5) running on CentOS. Right now I'm experiencing strange problems accessing the server via smb. </p> <p>Issue 1: After upgrading CentOS from 5.4 to 5.5, I'm encountering errors on the samba server when editing files on the home directory from my Ubuntu machine. The home directory is mounted via fstab. The file will still open and close but only after a long delay. The strange thing is that these errors occur when editing on the home share but not on the other shares.</p> <p>Error log on samba server:<br> May 24 16:39:03 mango smbd[15325]: [2010/05/24 16:39:03, 0] smbd/trans2.c:unix_filetype(1011)<br> May 24 16:39:24 mango smbd[15325]: unix_filetype: unknown filetype 448unix_filetype: unknown filetype 448unix_filetype: unknown filetype 448unix_filetype: unknown filetype 448192.168.1.100 (192.168.1.100) closed connection to service rickyw</p> <p>smb.conf configuation on server:<br> [homes]<br> comment = Home Directories<br> path = /home/%u/documents<br> veto files = /<em>.cmd/</em>.com/<em>.exe/</em>.msi/<em>.pif/</em>.sys/autorun.inf/<br> delete veto files = yes<br> browseable = no<br> writable = yes</p> <p>fstab entry on Ubuntu PC:<br> //mango/rickyw /media/mango-rickyw cifs auto,credentials=/home/rickyw/.smbpasswd 0 0</p> <p>Issue 2: When I mount shares via nautilus, I am not able to open openoffice.org files. Instead, the files are opened with file roller showing an empty list. I am able to open the files if they are located on local drives or shares mounted via fstab.</p> <p>Running Fedora 13 from VirtualBox in Ubuntu, there were no issues or errors at all. Any idea where I should look at? What do the errors mean?</p>enWed, 20 Apr 2011 13:56:04 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/703/strange-problems-accessing-smb-share-from-ubuntu-machine#2425<p>Please accept an answer so the question/answer can be finished. Or provide more details so we can help.</p>rfelsburgWed, 20 Apr 2011 13:56:04 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/703/strange-problems-accessing-smb-share-from-ubuntu-machine#2425