Thread: Can't share mounted ntfs disk on network

i have samba installed. have windows ntfs disk mounted on ubuntu. share file, migrate folder file manager, right click on , select "sharing options". message

'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare add:
cannot share path /mnt/windisk/<path> restricted sharing directories own. ask administrator add line "usershare owner = false" [global] section of smb.conf allow this.


disk mounted system line

/dev/sda2 /mnt/windisk ntfs-3g defaults 0 0
in fstab.


here's i've tried:
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adding line fstab , rebooting not solve problem. still error 255, without advice.

changing ownership not help. tried
sudo chown -v root:sambashare /mnt/windisk/<path>
and
sudo chown -v mylogin:sambashare /mnt/windisk/<path>
changed ownership of `/mnt/windisk/<path>' mylogin:sambashare

chown confirms change, right clicking on file, properties tab still shows root owns file, , still error 255.

'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare add:
cannot share path /mnt/windisk/<path> restricted sharing directories own. ask administrator add line "usershare owner = false" [global] section of smb.conf allow this.

there's 2 ways fix this, 1 of offered in best written error message in of computing

when added:

code:

usershare owner = false

did without quotes?
, did save smb.conf , restart samba daemon:

code:

sudo service smbd restart

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