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For the last 20 years, there's one thing I've not been able to do reliably:

Share a folder on a windows computer.

Why the fuck can I write /etc/smb.conf from scratch with a blindfold on and make it securely work from all client devices including auth & acl, but when I rightclick and share on windows it's either playing hide and seek on the network (is it hiding behind //hostname/share? No? Maybe in the bushes behind the IP addresses?), or it's protected by mysterious logins requiring you to sacrifice two kittens a day.

Yes, finally it works! One windows update later... aaaand it's gone.

JUST GIVE ME A FUCKING CONF AND A MAN PAGE, MICROSOFT. I DON'T CARE THAT YOU'RE ORALLY PLEASING ALL THESE MALWARE RIDDEN GUISLUTS ON THE SIDE, JUST GIVE ME A FUCKING TEXT FILE TO STORE AND EDIT.

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  • 3
    HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Shares
    Should contain the shares configs
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    In my experience there are certain rules you have to comply with.
    -You have to be in the same network
    -You have to be in the same workgroup
    -You have to have the same level of encryption
    -network sharing needs to be on
    -You need to have a user account with password on the pc that shares
    -all planets need to align while you sacrifice a virgin
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    @moortuvivens

    The biggest issue I have is sharing it to other platforms.

    The SMB setup on my Linux server is picked up without problems by Windows, OSX, Linux, various Android file managers, Kodi, etc...

    But somehow native Windows shares have much more trouble playing nice.
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    @bittersweet try the last rule
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