Unable to connect via SMB

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Hi all,

I was forced to reinstall the latest Ubuntu but I managed to back up my ownCloud instance beforehand. This includes the config.php, the data directory, and the MySQL database. Previously, I was using 10.0.4.4 and now I’m using 10.0.9.5, installed from the Ubuntu package mentioned on the ownCloud homepage. I did run “occ upgrade”.

All seems fine except for one problem (so far). I am no longer able to connect to Samba shares that are on the same server. (i.e., the share is on the same server as ownCloud)

Of course, as this is a new reinstallation, there are many things that could have gone wrong that are not related to ownCloud. However, from another computer, I was able to mount the share (i.e., using the nautilus interface of Gnome). Thus, I think both the share’s configuration and the Samba user have been created correctly.

What happens now is, if I log into the web-based interface, the share is highlighted in red and a message at the top says, “Some of the configured external mount points are not connected. Pleae click on the red row(s) for more information”. When I click on one, it says, “External mount error. There was an error with message: Empty response from the server. Do you want to review mount point config in admin settings page?”

If I click “Yes”, then I can change the configuration but all seems correct…

I also tried to run “occ” as follows:

$ sudo -u www-data php occ files_external:verify 1

  • status: error
  • code: 1
  • message

…I don’t know what to do with this. On this web page, the app External Storage Support v0.5.2 is mentioned and I have not installed it. I am unable to find it in the Market Place. Am I missing something?

Can someone offer suggestions on what might be wrong or where I should go from here? Or even what log file(s) I should look into?

Thank you!

Ray

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so you have ownCloud-files package.

Did you install the required packages for smb?

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Thank you for getting back to me! Yes, I have installed the owncloud-files package by adding the ownCloud repository. The version is 10.0.9-1+1.1 .

I also installed the following packages:

  • php-smbclient
  • smbclient
  • libsmbclient

I think that is all I need? Your query gave me an idea, and I just tried (on the server):

  • smbclient -L localhost -U owncloud
  • smbclient -U owncloud

And both work as expected. In the latter case, I can type “ls” and see a list of files in that share.

Moreover, I just tried adding another Samba share, but one that is on another server but had worked before the upgrade. And that also doesn’t work.

Thank you!

Ray

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Can you try this?

sudo phpenmod -v ALL smbclient

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That didn’t work…but I figured out what I did “wrong”. Actually, it was something that I didn’t have to do in the previous installation but I somehow do now (I don’t know why). I need to specify a “Domain” in the web-based interface. Previously I left it blank.

So, to add a share, one has to enter:

  • Host
  • Share
  • Remote subfolder
  • Domain
  • Username
  • Password

Host, Share, Username, and Password were required and, in the previous version, they were the only values I filled in. After trying what you did, it led me sudo phpquery -v 7.2 -s apache2 -m smbclient, which also indicated that all was fine. (I previously did not know of the phpenmod command – thank you!)

I then tried changing to a more simple password using more verbose output: sudo smbpasswd owncloud -D 10 (Yes, I was getting very desperate…thinking that punctuation marks were being disallowed in the password :sweat_smile: ) and this output caught my eye:

pdb_set_homedir: setting home dir \\[server name]\owncloud, was

Once I tried that, it connected fine! I’m not sure if it was something in ownCloud or Samba…but I am using the same smb.conf file… Anyway, I appreciate your help the past day! It wasn’t the solution to my problem, but it did help me figure out what I should focus on. I’d been stuck for a day before I posted my message… :cry: Thanks a lot!!

Ray

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Great.

Well, I am sorry that I could not help you out but I am glad that you figured it out by yourself :slight_smile:

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Not at all! Your suggestions led me to the final solution. I wouldn’t give myself all the credit and say I figured it out all by myself… So, thank you for your time! :grinning:

Ray

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