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Quick question:

Is there any way to connect Tails to a Samba-based shared-folder in the local network?

Now the more difficult part is:

Do I have to configure the Samba-server for an access coming from Tails in a special way?

I tried to connect to the exchange-folder in three different ways:

  1. smb://HOSTNAME without success.

    • Causing error: "Unable to access location. Failed to retrieve share list from server: Connection refused"

  2. smb://WORKGROUP/HOSTNAME without success.

    • Causing error: "Unable to access location. Failed to retrieve share list from server: Connection refused"

  3. smb://WORKGROUP/HOSTNAME/Exchange without success.

    • Causing error: "Unable to access location. Failed to mount Windows share: Invalid argument"

My current /etc/samba/smb.conf configuration looks like that:

[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)

and

[Exchange]
path = /home/user/Tails-Exchange
guest ok = yes
read only = yes

Even if I set the shared-folder to public = yes and allow guest ok = yes, I always get those errors.

Thank you very much for your ideas!

Tails = the amnesic incognito live system.

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Yes, from the top bar of the desktop:

Applications -> Accessories -> Files

On the Files window, on the bookmarks bar on the left, scroll to the bottom of the list and select Other Locations.

At the bottom of the Other Locations window it says Connect To Server, there's a box next to it to type in a server address. Enter a server address, which would look something like this: smb://192.168.1.2/SharedFolder/ assuming the server is at 192.168.1.2 and the shared folder is shared as SharedFolder, then click Connect.

It will prompt you for credentials, if they're required otherwise it will default to guest/anonymous access then you'll be able to browse the network fileshare through the file browser.

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  • Thank you very much for your answer! Do you have any idea how to configure the Samba-server to get access from Tails? I updated my question to show the current issue.
    – Dave
    Commented Jan 21, 2018 at 2:59
  • Uuuh, no. I'm not much of a samba expert but the smb:// method has always worked with my NAS.
    – cacahuatl
    Commented Jan 21, 2018 at 4:14
  • Everything is working fine now! It seems like in Linux-based systems it is necessary to access the Samba-server with its IP-address instead of its hostname by default. That means: If I replace the hostname with the regarding IP-address everything is working completely fine! Thanks a lot! Maybe you can highlight this requirement in your posting... :-)
    – Dave
    Commented Jan 21, 2018 at 5:19

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