"Unable to mount location. Failed to mount Windows share" error when trying to share folders

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Published on 2012-09-16T18:39:34Z Indexed on 2012/09/29 15:52 UTC
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I have two Ubuntu machines both on 11.10

I want to share folders from one to the other.

If, on the server machine, (in Nautilus) I right click on the folders and click Properties> Share > Share this folder > Create share.

Then on the client I'm prompted for a username and password. My username and password does not work.

If I select "Guest access" check box then I get "Unable to mount location. Failed to mount Windows share"

This should be straightforward, right?

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