*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 24184 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/24184
Christoph, I think it would be easy to code, and there isn't really constraint about a programming/scripting language. The problem is "requirements". The user wants to have seamless connection to share using their login password (I assume from the various bug reports). The definition in software of such requirements seems at first obvious, but from a usability/ergonomics perspective it is a really difficult one. Once this can be defined, the implementation is fairly straight forward. Speaking of software requirements definition, where do we add the functionality? Is it transparent to the user/administrator (meaning once the user login password is set, the Samba one is set automatically accordingly)? Or does each user will have to choose one using a dedicated GUI? etc. If you want to help, you could write a specification for it, either in the wiki (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/) and/or in launchpad (here on this site) as a blueprint (if you cannot identify the component on which you write the blueprint, choose Ubuntu). I'm sending you below an example of a typical specification: - the blueprint entry: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/dell-backlight-support - which points to a wiki article: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DellBacklight Once you have a draft, you could propose it for review. :-) Perhaps, people could bring ideas too and enhance it. If you look at other specification, some do not even propose software ones, but are just trying to properly define the user need. Those are proposed and then other person can try to create a software specification out of this. So if you feel already just like defining the user needs, that would be great. Perhaps, you could use the forums (http://ubuntuforums.org/) to start a poll/investigation/discussion about what the users want. -- When setting up a simple file share you are unable to access the share from a Windows machine, while the samba server has no password set. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103708 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs