Net ushershare: usershares are currently disabled

Chloe · December 5, 2022, 11:47pm

Hi, i am trying to set up a shared folder on my local network so i can watch movies on my tv. I followed some guides and i already have samba configured but when i go to my file manager(nemo) and go to the option to share file i get this error message: **"compartilhamento de rede de usuário" retornou erro 255: net usershare: usershares are currently disabled**.
english translation = **"user network sharing" returned error 255**

My samba.conf file:

Summary

[global]

      map to guest = Bad User
      usershare allow guests = yes
      hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
      hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/16
      

[sharing]
      comment = Arquivos Computador
      path = /mnt/a3a6ada3-b5fc-43d2-b4ee-e38f248a9ce8/Emulators
      read only = yes
      browseable = yes
      guest ok = yes
      force user = chloe
      force group = chloe

I tried searching the error online but couldn’t find much about it and the few suggest solutions that i found where from very old posts and they didn’t work.

Worth to mention that my /var/lib/samba/usershare is empty and that i am also tired so this post is probably poorly written, sorry for that.

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 12:03am

what does sudo systemctl status smbd say?

… also I would leave out those restrictions in the beginning, and
also you need to use chloe as user on the other machine.
and there is also a security parameter as I can remember.

As with security=user I needed to set up the smb user and assign
an smb user password too

Summary

[global]
workgroup = ynet
security = user

[adata]
comment = adata from andy1 shared
path = /run/media/andy/ADATA/
valid users = andy
public = no
writable = yes

[andy]
comment = user data andy
path = /home/andy/
valid users = andy
public = no
writable = yes

Chloe · December 6, 2022, 12:12am

Unit smbd.service could not be found.

I did that too, i used sudo groupadd -r sambashare and sudo gpasswd -a chloe sambashare

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 12:17am

sorry it is sudo systemctl status smb

I gues ‘d’ at the end was too much

Chloe · December 6, 2022, 12:23am

Summary

● smb.service - Samba SMB Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/smb.service; enabled; preset: disa>
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-12-05 20:04:15 -03; 1h 17min ago
       Docs: man:smbd(8)
             man:samba(7)
             man:smb.conf(5)
   Main PID: 4728 (smbd)
     Status: "smbd: ready to serve connections..."
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 19066)
     Memory: 6.3M
        CPU: 100ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/smb.service
             ├─4728 /usr/bin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
             ├─4731 /usr/bin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
             └─4732 /usr/bin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group

dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4843]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.924816,  0] ../../li>
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4843]:   Denied connection from 127.0.0.1 (127.0>
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4844]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.927085,  0] ../../li>
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4844]:   Denied connection from 127.0.0.1 (127.0>
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4845]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.931592,  0] ../../li>
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4845]:   Denied connection from 127.0.0.1 (127.0>
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4846]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.932565,  0] ../../li>
lines 1-23...skipping...
● smb.service - Samba SMB Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/smb.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-12-05 20:04:15 -03; 1h 17min ago
       Docs: man:smbd(8)
             man:samba(7)
             man:smb.conf(5)
   Main PID: 4728 (smbd)
     Status: "smbd: ready to serve connections..."
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 19066)
     Memory: 6.3M
        CPU: 100ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/smb.service
             ├─4728 /usr/bin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
             ├─4731 /usr/bin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
             └─4732 /usr/bin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group

dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4843]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.924816,  0] ../../lib/util/access.c:372(allow_access)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4843]:   Denied connection from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4844]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.927085,  0] ../../lib/util/access.c:372(allow_access)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4844]:   Denied connection from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4845]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.931592,  0] ../../lib/util/access.c:372(allow_access)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4845]:   Denied connection from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4846]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.932565,  0] ../../lib/util/access.c:372(allow_access)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4846]:   Denied connection from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4847]: [2022/12/05 20:04:49.933509,  0] ../../lib/util/access.c:372(allow_access)
dez 05 20:04:49 compiuter smbd[4847]:   Denied connection from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 12:34am

here a few ideas / questions
I could guess that weird long path name could be also the problem:

why not make something nice like /media/smbshare ???

cifs already installed I suppose ??

from where are you trying to reach the shares ?

Chloe · December 6, 2022, 12:45am

The files are stored in a different device, my system is on a 120gb ssd and my files are on a 1 terabyte hdd.

cifs already installed I suppose ??

yep

from where are you trying to reach the shares ?

An android TV running kodi, i did this before, probably faced the same error but i have a memory problem and i probably forgot to write down how i fixed it. Also thanks for taking your time to help me, really appreciate it.

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 12:52am

so the kodi system needs to submit as chloe with the according password?
can it do that?

here an other idea, try put under global the line:

usershare owner only = false

then restart samba server

thirdly, do you own and have the rights as chloe to that data volume?

Chloe · December 6, 2022, 1:03am

so the kodi system needs to submit as chloe with the according password?
can it do that?

Yes, it asks for a user name and password.

here an other idea, try put under global the line:

usershare owner only = false

then restart samba server

Same error

thirdly, do you own and have the rights as chloe to that data volume?

Yes, i also tested with a home folder, same error.

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 1:07am

did you try:

sudo smbpasswd -a chloe

?

then restart

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 1:14am

another idea: maybe are the two lines to restrictive:

“force …”

too much in your smb.conf

try valid users = chloe

instead

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 1:32am

my conclusion I would say is:

leave out “bad user line”

use “security user”

leave out the “deny ,” line

**so you remain secure because the share is user security, and the deny line **
has higher priority …
that way it should go

Chloe · December 6, 2022, 1:49am

I tried this but it didn’t work, but i also ““learned”” how to fix it.

Since this is a new install and I am still setting it up I kept my old OS saved in i case a needed anything. So i checked my old OS samba.conf, there i found this:

Summary

Global parameters

[global]
dns proxy = No
log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
max log size = 50
server role = standalone server
server string = Samba Server
usershare allow guests = Yes
usershare max shares = 100
usershare path = /var/lib/samba/usershare
workgroup = MYGROUP
idmap config * : backend = tdb
include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.

[homes]
browseable = No
comment = Home Directories
read only = No

[printers]
browseable = No
comment = All Printers
path = /usr/spool/samba
printable = Yes

I tried this conf and the error message changed to something else, this time it couldn’t find the /var/lib/samba/usershare. That was a easy fix, i just deleted it and created a new file, after this i got a permission error but after i made myself the owner of the file it worked!.

But now i have no idea what exactly made it work, i tried butchering down some parts of this old config into my new one but it didn’t work.

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 1:55am

**you could take my version, which works, presuming you went **
with sudo smbpasswd -a chloe

Chloe · December 6, 2022, 1:59am

I also have tried this, also didn’t work. I really have no idea witch part is the one making everything work.

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 2:05am

less is more, take just those essential lines.
Copy my smb,conf modify just the variable values.
( restart )
Test it first with you owm machine like go to
your own share on your own machine,
what does it say?

Chloe · December 6, 2022, 2:08am

Will do, but tomorrow. Is late i need some sleep.

Thanks again for the help mate.

ycom1 · December 6, 2022, 2:08am

you are welcome : - )

Chloe · December 6, 2022, 11:54am

Did and didn’t work, but now i know why!

In some systems you need to make and configure the usershare and after doing that you need to define it on the samba.conf. After i did this the first error got fixed, but another showed up, it was due to the “hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0” part, after i removed it it start working again.

After learning this i made a new samba.conf, and this one is working just need to check to see if the tv recognize it.

new samba.conf:

Summary

[global]
	dns proxy = No
	log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
	map to guest = Bad User
	max log size = 50
	security = USER
	server role = standalone server
	server string = Samba Server
	usershare allow guests = Yes
	usershare max shares = 100
	usershare path = /var/lib/samba/usershare
	workgroup = MYGROUP
	idmap config * : backend = tdb
	include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.

Chloe · December 8, 2022, 8:50pm

So if you reading this and have the same problem as me, just create a usershare folder and point to it in the samba.conf file. If you don’t know how to do that here is a link to the arch wiki that explain it:https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/samba#Enable_Usershares