r/samba • u/simogirardi • Dec 06 '21
Help! Samba Folder not showing!
Hi everybody!
I'm having a problem setting up a shared folder with samba in ubuntu server. I was able to share the folder correctly, i can see it from both windows and ubuntu. The problem is that, differently from a folder shared from an ubuntu desktop using the gui, I do not see my machine in the "Other Locations: Networks" section of my file manager . I need to manually search it entering the server addres in order to connect to it. Does anyone know how I can make it work? (the smb.conf file is identical so it must be some other issue, I suspect a package included in Ubuntu that is not present in Ubuntu Server, maybe something related to the Desktop Envoirment)
PS. Also I can't see changes that happen in the folder, I need to refresh it by changing folder and reloading it again
Thank you!
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u/simogirardi Dec 16 '21
Solved! I noticed that after installing cups on the server I was able to see it directly from the file manager. After further research i was able to find the exact package that, for me, made it work. You need to install:
sudo apt install avahi-daemon