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No, it's not a bug and smbfs is not needed, either.
GVFS, if properly installed with proper backends, should support smb.
If you can use gvfs-ls or gvfs-* commands to handle smb:// paths, then it's
a bug of pcmanfm.
Otherwise, gvfs or other stuff is not correctly configured under lubuntu.

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Phill Whiteside <phillw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Julien,
>
> it seems that there is a missing library for samba support, namely smbfs.
> As I'm not sure where you want it reporting, I include the chat.
>
> (00:47:48) wxl: does lubuntu inheriently lack smb support?
> (00:48:11) wxl: oh nevermind figured it out
> (00:48:11) *illusions left the room (quit: Quit: Leaving).*
> (00:48:25) wxl: weird i can't use go > network shares but smb://server
> works
> (00:52:26) phillw: samba should be automatic with pcmanfm
> (00:54:02) phillw: network shares is a diffirent app. Please raise a bug
> against it if it is not working. bugs not reported only ever get fixed by
> chance :)
> (00:54:19) wxl: :D
> (00:55:31) phillw: in the past we had pyneighbourhood, but that wouldn't
> "play' either, so pcman added it to pcmanfm to save grief :) (He's a darn
> good guy).
> (00:59:46) wxl: grrr
> (01:00:00) wxl: pcmanfm can find the share but i'm having a hell of a time
> mounting it
> (01:00:42) phillw: wxl: is it password protected?
> (01:00:48) wxl: nope
> (01:01:10) wxl: ntfs share i should say
> (01:01:42) phillw: wxl: I've got to be honest, I'm not familiar. The only
> samba stuff I know of is for windoze.
> (01:02:06) phillw: ntfs = windoze :)
> (01:02:10) wxl: riiight
> (01:02:45) phillw: wxl: been too long since I use windows :).... Is it an
> area you would like automounting?
> (01:03:00) wxl: naw
> (01:04:36) KM0201: wxl: should work fine.. i use samba quite a bit (even
> w/o windows machines) cuz its just so easy.... just open pcman
> smb://192.168.1.xx
> (01:04:46) wxl: KM0201: what about in cli?
> (01:04:51) phillw: pcmanfm 'should' be able to see it. As not too many of
> us have drives that need samba, I'm at a loss as to who to suggest can help.
> I know how to alter the fstab to automount.
> (01:05:01) phillw: thanks KM0201 :)
> (01:05:05) KM0201: um, i've never tried to mount one from cli, but it
> shouldn't be to difficult i dont think
> (01:05:34) phillw: use the same ops as for fstab table?
> (01:05:51) KM0201: so he's trying to automount a samba share?
> (01:06:11) wxl: no automount
> (01:06:13) KM0201: i thought he was just trying to mount it it.
> (01:06:31) wxl: weird
> (01:06:35) wxl: i don't have smbfs
> (01:06:47) KM0201: sudo apt-get install samba
> (01:07:06) KM0201: i dont think samba installs automatically
> (01:07:17) KM0201: did you have an smb.conf?
> (01:07:25) wxl: well i have no problem accessing in pcmanfm
> (01:07:28) phillw: if it is ntfs, you may want the easy version of
> ntfs-config?
> (01:07:32) phillw: http://forum.phillw.net/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=96
> (01:08:10) KM0201: ok.. so you have no problem accessing i pcmanfm.. so..
> you want to automount a samba share? (thought you said earlier you didn't
> wanted "no automount".. or am i confused)
> (01:08:58) KM0201: wxl: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO-8.html
> (01:08:59) wxl: nope you're on it KM0201
> (01:09:05) wxl: problem was smbfs was missing
> (01:09:09) KM0201: ok.
> (01:09:12) wxl: now mount -t cifs blah blah all good
> (01:11:38) phillw: wxl: I'm guessing the library eats up RAM... therefore
> not a default. I'll check with the boss.
> (01:12:59) wxl: phillw: i'd be interested to know
> (01:13:09) wxl: i could see the argument made that few use cli and it's
> not necessary
> (01:13:17) wxl: and that the hardcore user will figure it out and install
> what they want
> (01:22:44) phillw: wxl: does network share now work?
> (01:22:56) wxl: no problem phillw
> (01:22:56) *philipballew [~philipbal@ubuntu/member/philipballew] entered
> the room.*
> (01:23:35) phillw: then, for network share to function, it needs smbfs -
> that is a bug :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
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