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Cheers! Try smbclient -L ip_of_net_interface -U your_user_name. This option allows you to look at what services are available on a server. You use it as smbclient -L host and a list should appear. Try to use smbstatus, it seems to be what you need. Will retrieve what’s being shared and which machine (if any) is connected to what.
Can a Windows user access my Samba shared folders?
I configured Samba (Arch Linux 64 bit) to use usershares and I wanted to share some folders with my Windows 10 laptop. I can see my Arch computer on Windows, access it, list folders but I can’t access them (Windows shows popup that can’t access my shared folder).
Why is My Samba server not connecting to my Mac?
The original item for ShareName cannot be found. When connecting via IP, the Mac user is prompted for username and password, which when authenticated gives a list of shares, however when choosing a share to connect to, the error is displayed and the user cannot access the share.
How to share a second drive with samba?
Here are the steps to be able to share a second drive over Samba: (These are for an internally mounted drive, but I think it may also work for externals) 1.) You must setup the drive to automount in fstab. add:
How to set smbstatus to only List locks?
Set the smb.conf(5) option ” ” to value ” ” from the command line. This overrides compiled-in defaults and options read from the configuration file. gives verbose output. causes smbstatus to only list locks.
Are there any active Samba shared folders in Ubuntu?
While smbstatus –shares list active connections in your computer, you may want to know which folders are selected as samba shared, even when no current connection is active. Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!
How does Samba work with a Windows Server?
Samba is a free software implementation of Microsoft’s networking system. Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients, it can integrate with a Windows Server domain, either as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) or as a Domain Member. It can also be part of an Active Directory domain.