[Bug 1261873] [NEW] 'net usershare' returned error 255

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Installed daily build of gnome 14.04 dated 12/17 can not share
directories. Getting

'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare add: cannot convert
name "Everyone" to a SID. Access denied.

Copied a unmodified version of smb.conf from my 13.10 system, ran sudo
service cups restart and now can successfully share directories.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: cups 1.7.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Tue Dec 17 14:21:08 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131217)
Lpstat: device for HP_Photosmart_1210: usb://HP/Photosmart%20C4100%20series?serial=MY73EH528Q04J7&interface=1
MachineType: Si G41M-P33
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: HP_Photosmart_1210: HP Photosmart c4100 Series, hpcups 3.13.11
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-7-generic root=UUID=ae61c7ab-c5ce-4862-985b-7b235036faee ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/05/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V7.7
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: G41M-P33 (MS-7592)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 3.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 3.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV7.7:bd01/05/2010:svnSi:pnG41M-P33:pvr3.0:rvnMSI:rnG41M-P33(MS-7592):rvr3.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr3.0:
dmi.product.name: G41M-P33
dmi.product.version: 3.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Si

** Affects: samba (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

[Till Kamppeter]

Moving to Samba ...

** Package changed: cups (Ubuntu) => samba (Ubuntu)
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[Till Kamppeter]

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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[Cliff Carson]

Yes, sorry about that. Had problem with cups before this and CUPS stuck
in my head.

** Attachment added: "smb.conf copied from unmodified 13.10 system"
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[Nik.Th.]

Why this bug was marked as incomplete ? What are the attachments you want ? Please ask from OP the files you want (if any).
I'm facing the same problem in Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty). Exact same error. I cannot share a folder. I also tried with "system-config-samba" but nothing happened.

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
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[Nik.Th.]

Oh yes. This is an /etc/samba/smb.conf file mistake. I tried what @Cliff
Carson suggested and it worked like it should.
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[Nazar Mokrynskyi]

Confirm, config by Cliff Carson works fine.
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[Sandy Nicko Mac Corzeta]

By using the patched smb.conf from Unmodified 13.10 saucy system, its
now fixed. Now we'll just wait to make the fix becoming released on next
update.

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed
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[rabotond]

Oh yes. This is an /etc/samba/smb.conf file mistake. I tried what @Cliff
Carson suggested and it worked like it should.
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[Ali Najafi]

The 13.10 configuration file by @Cliff Carson (comment #4) works for me
too. Thanks dude!
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[intronauta]

The smb.conf provided by Cliff Carson in the comment #4 solved the same
problem on 14.04 too
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[Morbius1]

In the "#======================= Share Definitions
=======================" section of smb.conf exists the original [homes]
share from Debian which looks like this but is scattered throughout the
section:

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
read only = yes
create mask = 0700
directory mask = 0700
valid users = %S

Ubuntu usually comments out this share but in this case it was
incomplete. Only [homes], "comment = Home Directories", and "browseable
= no" were commented out.

This leaves "read only = yes", "create mask = 0700", "directory mask =
0700" and "valid users = %S" intact and interpreted by samba as global
parameters which makes a mess of things. In this particular bug report
having "valid users = %S" interpreted as a global parameter induces the
originally posted error message.

All of the [homes] share parameters must be commented out.
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[Shwan]

Interesting in Beta1 of 14.04 I came by this bug! The solution was to
comment the lines as mentioned above.
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[James Dupin]

same thing today
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[Jeremiah Corbin]

Still present in daily build. After making changes to smb.conf I made a
local copy to ensure I can revert back if needed.
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[James Landrum]

Since I am a complete noob and kinda freaked out when I found this page
without simple step-by-step instructions, and since I did figure it out
myself by googling how to edit a .conf file, I figured I'd share with
other potential noobs:

-Open terminal and type "sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf"
-Copy/paste text from file attachment in 4th comment https://launchpadlibrarian.net/160051499/smb.conf.good
-Save
-Thank Cliff
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[Takumi Yamazaki]

Confirmed bug still present in daily build.
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[Paul White]

The bug is shown as "Fix Committed" not "Fix Released".

No need to keep confirming the bug exists as this just generates
unwanted emails.
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[ysingh]

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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[Giorgio Dramis]

I upgrated Ubuntu but I have always the same situation.
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[Giorgio Dramis]

I have updated the system! I activated the Proposed repository! I tried
to do a fresh install of samba! But the bug is still there! HELP!
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[Sebastien Bacher]

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released => Triaged

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High

** Also affects: samba (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: High
Status: Triaged

** Tags added: release-t-incoming
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[Sebastien Bacher]

That change basically restores some of the diff we had over Debian (I
assume it was dropped by mistake since the changelog doesn't mention it
being dropped for a reason)

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu Trusty)
Status: Triaged => In Progress

** Summary changed:

- 'net usershare' returned error 255
+ [trusty] "usershare" access denied error (leads to non working nautilus samba sharing)

** Patch added: "suggested change to fix the issue"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/1261873/+attachment/4058366/+files/samba.diff
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This bug was fixed in the package samba - 2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu5

---------------
samba (2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu5) trusty; urgency=medium

* debian/smb.conf: comment back some of the "share definitions"
options (including "valid users"). That was an Ubuntu diff and seems to
have been dropped in the trusty merge. Those changes seem needed to
get the usershare feature working (used by nautilus-share) (lp: #1261873)
-- Sebastien Bacher <seb128 at ubuntu.com> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:01:04 +0200

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu Trusty)
Status: In Progress => Fix Released
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[mbott]

After this mornings Ubuntu update (the hard drive with 14.04 Beta 1 had
been out of the system for about 1 week) issue appears resolved.
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[taj]

I use the smb.conf that worked like a charm in 12.04 and 13.10, but I cannot get access anymore from remote (Windows) computers. It does not see the share anymore.
Message when connecting Win7 machine: The remote device or resource won't accept the connection - Detected

Nothing has worked so far. I have uninstalled and reinstalled samba packages, changed valid users in smb.conf. testparm is ok.
samba 2:4.1.6+dfsg i386 is currently running

Sorry for the rant, but I am amazed that trivial issues like this (and
e.g. a file-cannot-be-read-press-enter-to-continue bug after boot) exist
in an LTS version. It is frustrating and a waste of time to fix
something that used to work.
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[Tanguy Herrmann]

I think it is still an issue.
I can't get my shares to work.

samba 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3 installed.

I'm getting some NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED with nautilus and smbclient
while using a correct unix user which has the ACL set to F and is the
owner with full access of the share?
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[Raoul Bhatia]

As mentioned in comment 12, there are some configuration options
regarding [homes] commented out.

If you put these back in, (i.e. comment [home], ... back in), it will work with the Ubuntu provided packages.
At least, I can confirm this to be working with samba "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3".

Cheers,
Raoul
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[ped5]

Ran an update from a 12.10 update, and got the same error, and fell on
this thread.

I've added chuck's smb.conf.good, and updated my current shares. All
the original [homes] shared parameters are commented out.

Running samba 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3
on 14.04 LTS

All of my shares are visible through windows machines and XBMC, however
still getting NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED with smbstatus.

My shares made generic are as such:
-------------------------
[share1]
comment = Backup Drive 2TB
path = /media/disk2
browseable = Yes
read only = no

[share2]
comment = Media Directory
path = /media
browseable = Yes
read only = no

[share3$]
comment = XMBC access to movies
path = /home/user/Movies
public = yes
guest ok = yes
read only = no

[share4$]
comment = XMBC access to TV
path = /home/user/TV
public = yes
guest ok = yes
read only = no


------
Yes, I know share1 and 2 point the same locations, just share 1 I typically map to the windows machines whereas 2 is if I need access to USB drives.

So although it's not causing issues for what I need done persay, it's
still a bit concerning that it's apparently not clean. Is there
something to do with chmod or UID access that I've overlooked?

Not urgent as it functions, just would like it to run a bit more clean
before there are other issues introduced that I'm simply not noticing
yet.

Appreciate any insights,
-ped
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[Jiri Vanek]

Try this:
https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2003-December/076227.html
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