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Re: [LUG] File Sharing with Windows

 

peter wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am trying to access one of my Ubuntu directories from my Windows
> computer.
>
> The drive comes up in the window$ screen, I click to open and I am
> invited to enter a user name and password.  I put in peter (which is my
> user name on the Linux machine) and my password for peter, which is as
> far as I ever get.
>   
It wants the Windows username and password, not your Ubuntu one.  
Presumably the directory is setup for sharing from Windows?

Kind regards,

Julian

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