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I am trying to access Windows share in Ubuntu 16.04 using GUI.

It is giving error like this enter image description here

I am able to access same share in ubuntu 14.04. In Ubuntu 16 whenever i type smb:// it will generate error saying "This file server type is not recognized" What is the issue?

max
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  • Try to access server by IP address smb://ip.ip.ip.ip/ShareName – Alex Feb 15 '17 at 07:11
  • I tried already. It is not working. When I type "smb:" it will show error message "This file server type is not recognized" . You can check the snapshot. I didn't type IP address there. – max Feb 15 '17 at 07:25
  • try this sudo printf "\n%s\n" "client use spnego = no" >>/etc/samba/smb.conf – Alex Feb 15 '17 at 07:39
  • Just now I checked, It is not only for smb, for ssh,sftp for everything it is showing same error. – max Feb 15 '17 at 08:44

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Happened to me and found this solution here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1617107

TL;DR:

you need the gvfs packages listed there.

For me, the gvfs-backends was missing so do: sudo apt install gvfs-backends

logged out, logged in, and it works.

oceanuz
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This is a problem with GVFS.

First,install samba: sudo apt install samba

The second,install the gvfs-backends: sudo apt install gvfs-backends

logged out and logged in.

Open nautilus,the file manager, and press ctrl+L. This will give you a text field where you can type. smb://ip.ip.ip.ip/ShareName

you can also select "connect to server", and type smb://ip.ip.ip.ip/ShareName.

turingmcc
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