How to resolve the issue of Ubuntu not finding the shared folder?
To fix the problem of Ubuntu not finding the shared folder, you can try the following steps:
- Check the network connection: make sure that the Ubuntu system and the computer or server hosting the shared folder are on the same network and that the network connection is functioning properly.
- To install the Samba software package: run the following command in the Ubuntu terminal to install the Samba software package, which allows Ubuntu to communicate with Windows shared folders.
- Update the system using ‘sudo apt-get update’ and then install Samba using ‘sudo apt-get install samba’.
- Configure Samba: Edit the Samba configuration file by using the following command to open it:
- Edit the smb.conf file using the nano editor in the /etc/samba directory.
- Add the following content to the bottom of the file, replacing “shared_folder” with the actual path of the shared folder.
- [shared_folder]
location = /path/to/shared_folder
allow_writing = yes - Save and close the file.
- Create a Samba user: Run the following command in the terminal to create a Samba user and set a password:
- Add a new user to the Samba password database.
- The username is the Samba username you wish to create.
- Restart the Samba service by running the following command:
- Restart the smbd service by using sudo service smbd restart.
- Mounting a shared folder: Run the following command in the Ubuntu terminal to mount a shared folder:
- Mount the shared folder located at the specified IP address using the CIFS protocol, with the provided username and password, to the mount point /mnt.
- The IP address is the address of the computer where the shared folder is located, shared_folder is the name of the shared folder, /mnt is the local directory where the shared folder is mounted, and username and password are the username and password of the Samba user.
Now, you should be able to find and access shared folders through Ubuntu.
