Failed to retrieve share list from server.

[ralphy]

[member=7348]Robo_Pi[/member]


Maybe you've gone trough the config back and forth and installed things you don't really need... it happens to all of us when things just don't work as we expect them to do


My two cents. First, make sure you know which workgroup your Windows PCs are on. In your Windows machines run in a command prompt:

Code:

net config workstation | find "Workstation domain"

Usually Home Editions of Windows uses HOME as the default workgroup while Professional Editions and higher uses WORKGROUP. You want to match the workgroup in all machines including Linux Lite samba configuration. So change them all to one or the other and reboot.


Once all machines are part of the same workgroup; dedicate 5 minutes to look at https://unlockforus.com/samba-share-beginners-video/ - there is a working sample config and it explains the basics in a way that users can see what happens all along the setup. Once you get a grip of it you'll certainly find samba a breeze to setup in Linux Lite.


By the way, winbind should have been already installed in your system as part of samba. Not sure why you had to install it all over again. Irrespective, just follow that video and take 5 minutes to understand the process instead; it should alleviate your frustration.


Cheers!