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Idea #815: Gnome should mount Windows/Samba shares "for real" in the filesystem

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #403: Improve file/folder sharing experience (Samba).
Written by telluric the 29 Feb 08 at 04:02. Category: Internet & Networking. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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Currently, Nautilus has the ability to browse SMB shares, but it does not mount them "for real" in some location such as /mnt. Thus, many applications cannot easily access the data. One alternative is use the mount.cifs command, but that is not as convenient as a point-and-click method.

Seamless SMB/CIFS integration is very important for greater adoption in a small business environment.
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Written by telluric the 29 Feb 08 at 04:02.
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guepe wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 19:55
I totally agree : this is an issue, because when you select mount via nautilus, most software can't use it because it is not system mounted. I had several time this issue, had to write a script for it, ...
By the way, this is not an Ubuntu problem, but Gnome one.

jsnow wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 23:00
Yes, mounting a filesystem that is only visible to gnome apps just isn't very useful.

ryanhaigh wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 03:32
This should be the default action of the connect to server menu entry in the places menu, and possibly a context sensitive right click option.

rawsausage wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 16:50
The next version does exactly this. Gnome will be receiving a new virtual FS layer that really mounts them.

jgruber wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 18:02
Next version of Ubuntu or Gnome? Is it automouting the remote share?


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