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I'm running a fresh installation of xubuntu 16.10 and when clicking the "Add" button or the "Users" tab in shares-admin I get the following error:

Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.
[1]    31900 segmentation fault  sudo shares-admin

I've tried launching with sudo and as a normal user and using the "Unlock" button, same issue.

Any ideas?

syncdk
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  • This could be related to this long standing [bug](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1467588) Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing [gnome-system-tools](http://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/gnome-system-tools) which is the package that contains `shares-admin` ? – Elder Geek Nov 28 '16 at 20:15
  • @ElderGeek good idea, gave it a shot, no change though :( – syncdk Nov 28 '16 at 20:34
  • Have you confirmed that you aren't experiencing RAM errors by running [`memtest86+`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/zesty/+package/memtest86+)? Have you checked the [smart status](http://askubuntu.com/questions/528072/how-can-i-check-the-smart-status-of-a-drive-on-ubuntu-14-04-through-16-10/528077#528077) of your drive? These steps will help rule out common hardware causes – Elder Geek Nov 28 '16 at 21:05
  • @ElderGeek yeah, all is well on both memory and disks. – syncdk Nov 28 '16 at 21:26
  • I have the exact same problem – dainichi Jan 09 '19 at 08:54
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    Here is a bug report about it and the issue still happens with 20.04. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/1791786 – Jay Philips Jul 18 '20 at 22:46

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from terminal

1 sudo apt-get update
2 sudo apt-get install samba
3 sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf 4 add to config next lines [share] comment = Ubuntu File Server Share path = /home/ubuntu/ubuntu (place of your share) browsable = yes guest ok = yes read only = no create mask = 7777

Save changes in the file and create folder sudo mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/ubuntu sudo chown nobody.nogroup /home/ubuntu/ubuntu

init 6 (reboot system)

After all this operations you will your share from any OS

con9wnuk
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  • I can setup a samba share using config without issue, my problem is with shares-admin having a segfault. Thanks though. – syncdk Nov 29 '16 at 10:19