Written by bartong the 29 Feb 08 at 01:35.

By default a share should be accessible as Read Only by anyone on the network without a username or password (guest access). While guest access should be turned on by default, it should also be easy to turn it off, and if desired to give guests read/write access to the folder.

You should also be able to specify local users who will have read/write access, and these local users should sync with smb users invisibly (ie: the user doesn't need to know that there are two password databases being used).

The Properties window for a folder should contain a Sharing tab with all the options available to choose. I also propose a Shared Folders option in the Preferences menu should list the currently shared folders along with their settings, and provide a button to take you into the dialogue where you can set the options.

By default a share should be accessible as Read Only by anyone on the network without a username or password (guest access). While guest access should be turned on by default, it should also be easy to turn it off, and if desired to give guests read/write access to the folder. You should also be able to specify local users who will have read/write access, and these local users should sync with smb users invisibly (ie: the user doesn't need to know that there are two password databases being used). The Properties window for a folder should contain a Sharing tab with all the options available to choose. I also propose a Shared Folders option in the Preferences menu should list the currently shared folders along with their settings, and provide a button to take you into the dialogue where you can set the options.

Written by dfme the 26 Jan 09 at 12:36.

There is already an application which allows this.
If the samba package is installed on ubuntu also install this application: Samba Server Configuration Tool - A graphical interface for configuring SMB shares

There is already an application which allows this. If the samba package is installed on ubuntu also install this application: Samba Server Configuration Tool - A graphical interface for configuring SMB shares

Written by fermulator the 2 Sep 09 at 12:44.

How about: Accueil?

http://gentoo.ovibes.net/nautilus-share/mediawiki-1.4.4/index.php/Accueil

Actually ... this may have been replaced with "nautilus-share"?

How about: Accueil? http://gentoo.ovibes.net/nautilus-share/mediawiki-1.4.4/index.php/Accueil Actually ... this may have been replaced with "nautilus-share"?

Written by Agafonov the 18 Nov 09 at 21:29.

We need a simple to use step-by-step wizard which will ask some really simple questions and generate an smb.conf file based on the user's choices.
How about https://launchpad.net/sscw ? It is a working example, although right now it's using zenity. If re-written using python it would become a very handy companion to nautilus-share.
We even should not include smb.conf in the samba package: once installed, samba server will not work until the user has defined how it should behave.

We need a simple to use step-by-step wizard which will ask some really simple questions and generate an smb.conf file based on the user's choices. How about https://launchpad.net/sscw ? It is a working example, although right now it's using zenity. If re-written using python it would become a very handy companion to nautilus-share. We even should not include smb.conf in the samba package: once installed, samba server will not work until the user has defined how it should behave.

Written by Klau3 the 11 Mar 10 at 01:51.

Right now, when right clicking on a folder and selecting “Sharing Options” – for example you want to share your Music folder and create a guest access to it – Samba will only share the files within the music folder but NOT THE SUB-FOLDERS where all the music is.

When sharing a folder, most people want to give access to sub-folders. For that reason, I suggest to reverse the handling of Samba sharing, so that you would have to click on an extra box to show that you don't want Samba to share sub-folders.

<img src="http://justoneidea.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/improve-samba-sharing-e28093-sharing-sub-folders-by-default.png" /> Right now, when right clicking on a folder and selecting “Sharing Options” – for example you want to share your Music folder and create a guest access to it – Samba will only share the files within the music folder but NOT THE SUB-FOLDERS where all the music is. When sharing a folder, most people want to give access to sub-folders. For that reason, I suggest to reverse the handling of Samba sharing, so that you would have to click on an extra box to show that you don't want Samba to share sub-folders.

Written by geekgaurav the 30 Jul 10 at 17:17.

Able to handle connectivity Issues as Well As Sharing in Wizard Like Simple Interface for A New User

PS : More Ideas Can be Implemented In it

Able to handle connectivity Issues as Well As Sharing in Wizard Like Simple Interface for A New User PS : More Ideas Can be Implemented In it

Written by qwerty800 the 6 Feb 11 at 21:05.

I personally have a file depot on my network where users can drop the files they want everyone to access.
It used to be on a NTFS partition, but is now hosted on the samba network. Doing such was a fairly hard task, since NTFS doesn't save permissions for each file, and is mounted with the 700 permission, while Samba requires XX4 or superior. I had to modify my fstab config file for that, and that's definitively not what I'd call user-friendly.

I personally have a file depot on my network where users can drop the files they want everyone to access. It used to be on a NTFS partition, but is now hosted on the samba network. Doing such was a fairly hard task, since NTFS doesn't save permissions for each file, and is mounted with the 700 permission, while Samba requires XX4 or superior. I had to modify my fstab config file for that, and that's definitively not what I'd call user-friendly.

Written by komputes the 17 Aug 11 at 22:42.

The question on many user's mind is "What am I sharing (and to whom)?"

“System > Administration > Shared folders” is a feature that has been removed since 8.04. There has been no replacement for this tool since its disappearance.

Solution is to create a utility that should provide a graphical front-end to configure both samba system shares (managed in /etc/samba/smb.conf) and samba usershares (/var/lib/samba/usershares/).

Stepping a bit outside the scope of the issue (samba), this application should have a pluggable infrastructure which can also be used to show and configure other types of shares (nfs, ftp, ubuntuone).

Central administration, what a concept!

The question on many user's mind is "What am I sharing (and to whom)?" “System > Administration > Shared folders” is a feature that has been removed since 8.04. There has been no replacement for this tool since its disappearance. Solution is to create a utility that should provide a graphical front-end to configure both samba system shares (managed in /etc/samba/smb.conf) and samba usershares (/var/lib/samba/usershares/). Stepping a bit outside the scope of the issue (samba), this application should have a pluggable infrastructure which can also be used to show and configure other types of shares (nfs, ftp, ubuntuone). Central administration, what a concept!

Written by guidos the 29 Feb 08 at 17:09.

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Written by racoon97 the 4 Mar 08 at 04:38.

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Written by Diman the 8 Jul 12 at 13:15.

Integrate NFS functionality in nautilus-connect-server with the following characteristics:

- install nfs-common automatically
- create a new default directory (i.e /media/nfs) or by a manual choice
- set ip address of NFS server
- submit previous datas to /etc/fstab
- mount NFS file system, (like sudo mount -a)
- (optionally) seek for all nfs servers on local network

Integrate NFS functionality in nautilus-connect-server with the following characteristics: - install nfs-common automatically - create a new default directory (i.e /media/nfs) or by a manual choice - set ip address of NFS server - submit previous datas to /etc/fstab - mount NFS file system, (like sudo mount -a) - (optionally) seek for all nfs servers on local network

Written by miketech the 29 Feb 08 at 20:09.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1778 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Written by edm1 the 26 Apr 09 at 16:21.

If evolution could be minimised to the indicator applet once opened (or started minimised with -startminimised option) it would reduce screen clutter but continue checking for mail. Pidgin already does this so surely it wouldn't be too difficult to implement.

p.s. i don't want to have to use alltray anymore.

If evolution could be minimised to the indicator applet once opened (or started minimised with -startminimised option) it would reduce screen clutter but continue checking for mail. Pidgin already does this so surely it wouldn't be too difficult to implement. p.s. i don't want to have to use alltray anymore.

Written by 8200 the 26 Apr 09 at 17:27.

Maybe it would not be as handy as Solution #1 but it would altough be a great improvment :-)


Many people are searching for the possibility to minimize evoltion.

Maybe it would not be as handy as Solution #1 but it would altough be a great improvment :-) Many people are searching for the possibility to minimize evoltion.

Written by matthileo the 29 Apr 09 at 13:15.

It's crazy that you have the full evolution suite open just to receive notifications.

I propose the writing of a program that runs in the background, providing new mail and calendar notifications, as well as checking for new mail/calendar items at schedualed times.

The notifications should be "published" to the indicator-applet, and evolution should be opened when the message indicator is clicked.

This solution not only minimizes the clutter presented in the rational, but also eliminates the need for the entire evolution program to be constantly running.

It's crazy that you have the full evolution suite open just to receive notifications. I propose the writing of a program that runs in the background, providing new mail and calendar notifications, as well as checking for new mail/calendar items at schedualed times. The notifications should be "published" to the indicator-applet, and evolution should be opened when the message indicator is clicked. This solution not only minimizes the clutter presented in the rational, but also eliminates the need for the entire evolution program to be constantly running.

Written by sm666at the 1 Dec 09 at 12:02.

So evolution reduces to displaying the mails if necessary and running the indicator-applet gives you notifications from the data server if new mail arrived.

So evolution reduces to displaying the mails if necessary and running the indicator-applet gives you notifications from the data server if new mail arrived.

Written by Liso22 the 1 Apr 10 at 23:04.

I submited the same idea some days ago without noticing this one, I was thinking that the main notification should be independent from evolution, I mean the applet should still work as it does, but it also would work if Evolution is closed, there are already a lot of applications that do this it would only be a matter of including the code in the applet.

I submited the same idea some days ago without noticing this one, I was thinking that the main notification should be independent from evolution, I mean the applet should still work as it does, but it also would work if Evolution is closed, there are already a lot of applications that do this it would only be a matter of including the code in the applet.

Written by Liso22 the 1 Apr 10 at 23:13.

Though I think it's common sense and strongly agree with making the Notification applet own evolution and I also think the mail notification should work independently from evolution while taking the account information from it, why? it's simple really, I want to be informed of new mails at all times but in order to do it I have to keep evolution constantly running which is a waste of resources. So if there are a thousand applications already made to check mails, couldn't one be integrated with evolution, it would just be a matter of including the code in the applet so it becomes green when you receive new mail but you can still open evolution from it.

Though I think it's common sense and strongly agree with making the Notification applet own evolution and I also think the mail notification should work independently from evolution while taking the account information from it, why? it's simple really, I want to be informed of new mails at all times but in order to do it I have to keep evolution constantly running which is a waste of resources. So if there are a thousand applications already made to check mails, couldn't one be integrated with evolution, it would just be a matter of including the code in the applet so it becomes green when you receive new mail but you can still open evolution from it.

Written by mencargo the 10 Apr 11 at 22:30.

Using Ubuntu natty, from a user experience perspective, it would be great to have the same behavior for all social software at the notification applet.
When you open evolution/empathy/gwibber, you get an indicator that it's running.
Empathy shows new messages by user.
Gwibber shows now messages by type.
Evolution shows new messages by account.

When you close Gwibber/Empathy, their systray runs and shows new notifications, but when you close Evolution, the program closes completely.
All should have the same behavior.
The evolution-tray plugin doesn't wrok, alltray doesn't work, we need this integrated with Evolution.

Evolution needs a systray, and should be closed to systray by default.

Using Ubuntu natty, from a user experience perspective, it would be great to have the same behavior for all social software at the notification applet. When you open evolution/empathy/gwibber, you get an indicator that it's running. Empathy shows new messages by user. Gwibber shows now messages by type. Evolution shows new messages by account. When you close Gwibber/Empathy, their systray runs and shows new notifications, but when you close Evolution, the program closes completely. All should have the same behavior. The evolution-tray plugin doesn't wrok, alltray doesn't work, we need this integrated with Evolution. Evolution needs a systray, and should be closed to systray by default.

Written by supersonicdarky the 6 Mar 08 at 00:14.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #3447 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Written by gabim the 28 Feb 08 at 14:43.

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Written by frandavid100 the 14 Mar 08 at 10:55.

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Written by dinca.marius.tinel the 29 Feb 08 at 16:44.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1559 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Written by Alan Pope the 28 Feb 08 at 13:50.

A single unified tool should be provided which allows the user to connect to a network (or internet) via any supported method. It would also be useful to provide an extension to this tool to manage firewall rules and network connection sharing.

A single unified tool should be provided which allows the user to connect to a network (or internet) via any supported method. It would also be useful to provide an extension to this tool to manage firewall rules and network connection sharing.

Written by sanketmedhi the 30 Apr 09 at 13:52.

There should be a functionality in Network Manager to configure multiple IP addresses for the same network interface.

This is mainly to make the system more user friendly especially for non-technical users and in par with other systems.

There should be a functionality in Network Manager to configure multiple IP addresses for the same network interface. This is mainly to make the system more user friendly especially for non-technical users and in par with other systems.

Written by dbneeley the 28 Apr 09 at 04:57.

A simple, context-sensitive help file could explain what the various fields and options mean in simple terms so that new users can more quickly and accurately understand what they are being asked to do.

A simple, context-sensitive help file could explain what the various fields and options mean in simple terms so that new users can more quickly and accurately understand what they are being asked to do.

Written by neziric the 24 Apr 09 at 14:26.

It would be great if one could be connected to Internet using ppp0 and LAN using eth0 at the same time (or even eth0 and eth1, etc...).

It would be great if one could be connected to Internet using ppp0 and LAN using eth0 at the same time (or even eth0 and eth1, etc...).

Written by nickpick the 29 May 09 at 18:54.

Add a drop-down list (or another similar way) allowing the user to select a VPN network he wants to connect to automatically -once the connection with the specified, not just any, WiFi network- has been established.

Example:

+ Automatically connect to VPN...
-- none (default)
-- University_VPN_Example
-- Corporate_VPN_Example
-- Home_server_VPN-Example

Add a drop-down list (or another similar way) allowing the user to select a VPN network he wants to connect to automatically -once the connection with the specified, not just any, WiFi network- has been established. Example: + Automatically connect to VPN... -- none (default) -- University_VPN_Example -- Corporate_VPN_Example -- Home_server_VPN-Example

Written by timnwells the 4 Jun 09 at 03:51.

Allow network connections to be put into categories so services/shares can be enabled and disabled based on category. So that I can share directories and media at home but not work or public networks.

Allow network connections to be put into categories so services/shares can be enabled and disabled based on category. So that I can share directories and media at home but not work or public networks.

Written by timnwells the 4 Jun 09 at 03:54.

Make it easy to connect to and use the features of windows domains which are common in a lot of offices. Including authentication and shared directories.
Perhaps on the login screen detect the fact that the currently active network connection has a domain associated and allow authentication to that as an option.

Make it easy to connect to and use the features of windows domains which are common in a lot of offices. Including authentication and shared directories. Perhaps on the login screen detect the fact that the currently active network connection has a domain associated and allow authentication to that as an option.

Written by timnwells the 4 Jun 09 at 04:05.

Detect media shares on a network os independantly and allow for streaming from shared media sources such as windows media player/center or rhythmbox/amarok/totem/etc

Detect media shares on a network os independantly and allow for streaming from shared media sources such as windows media player/center or rhythmbox/amarok/totem/etc

Written by timnwells the 4 Jun 09 at 04:11.

Add the ability for ubuntu computers to participate in the new Windows 7 homegroups and have access to the functionality the "Homegroup" provides.

Add the ability for ubuntu computers to participate in the new Windows 7 homegroups and have access to the functionality the "Homegroup" provides.

Written by nq6 the 13 Aug 09 at 02:39.

#view the outline of the idea.



The new user can not share your internet with other computers or put two computers with Ubuntu in a network easily.

Below is the commands for the user to perform these tasks. This is not simple for a new user. Install packages, use the terminal, set the ip manually, type in the link of the Nautilus Ip of the other machine.

#commands to the two computers
sudo apt-get install samba system-config-samba

#commands to the computer that shares the Internet
sudo su
modprobe iptable_nat
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j MASQUERADE

#view the outline of the idea. <a href="http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8697/ubuntuidea.jpg" title="Ubuntu - Idea"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/3814101109_c87414eda9.jpg" width="427" height="500" alt="Ubuntu - Idea" /></a> The new user can not share your internet with other computers or put two computers with Ubuntu in a network easily. Below is the commands for the user to perform these tasks. This is not simple for a new user. Install packages, use the terminal, set the ip manually, type in the link of the Nautilus Ip of the other machine. #commands to the two computers sudo apt-get install samba system-config-samba #commands to the computer that shares the Internet sudo su modprobe iptable_nat echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j MASQUERADE #command to view the other ubuntu in the network - the PC 1 sudo su ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2 up smb://192.168.0.1/ #command to view the other ubuntu in the network - the PC 2 sudo su ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 up smb://192.168.0.2/ Who has two network devices, you want to share internet and create a network between two PCs, it has to be experienced and know many commands. This is not ideal. The Ubuntu aims to ease.

Written by viejoyoda the 13 Feb 10 at 14:54.

Last time i have to connect two computers with a regular ethernet cable, was really imposible to share internet and folders... finally i have to restart from my windows xp partition and then apply the network configuration assistant, it was like 20 secs. for success!!!
Regular users don't have to manage a cybercafe or protect a meil server or a bank from "attacks", why is it so difficult!
By the way it could be useful to choose between "network-manager" and "wicd". I prefer Wicd.

Last time i have to connect two computers with a regular ethernet cable, was really imposible to share internet and folders... finally i have to restart from my windows xp partition and then apply the network configuration assistant, it was like 20 secs. for success!!! Regular users don't have to manage a cybercafe or protect a meil server or a bank from "attacks", why is it so difficult! By the way it could be useful to choose between "network-manager" and "wicd". I prefer Wicd.

Written by dark the 29 Feb 08 at 00:13.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #280 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #280 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!