Manjaro: Can't access smb share with GTK-based apps - eviltoast

Hello,

I’ve just started to return to linux as my main work environment after a few years of abstinence.

I want to access an smb share, which is running on my NAS system, which is working fine with plasma / KDE apps, but with GTK-based apps, like Firefox and Code, I can’t see my share.

Edit: the mount issue has been solved, the error was in front of the screen.

mount -t nfs nas:/sharedFolder /mnt/entrypoint creates a symlink but then never finishes running. I’ve installed gvfs-smb.

What am I doing wrong?

I use Manjaro Plasma btw.

  • t0m5k1@lemmy.world
    51·
    1 year ago

    You’re mixing protocols on your share and access.

    You mount with NFS then try to access with gvfs-smb, What you actually need is gvfs-nfs.

    I use Arch xfce/awesomewm btw.

    • Sanjoooo@feddit.deOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Using gvfs-nfs returns unknown file system type.

      I’ve run mount -v yadda yadda and got portmap query failed: RPC: Unable to receive - Connection refused

      • t0m5k1@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        So you need to work out what you actually want to access and use the correct protocol/command combo.

        You mentioned in your post 2 protocols SMB and NFS.

        If the share is SMB/windows then use mount -t cifs … (make life easier and ensure guest access is correct and working)

        If the share is NFS then use mount -t nfs … (beware that nfs is also version specific)

        Additionally use the correct gvfs tools either gvfs-smb or gvfs-nfs.

        And as always when using arch based distro’s refer to wiki for full setup guides/examples

        • Sanjoooo@feddit.deOPEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You’re right, I’ve been mixing up nfs and smb.

          Meanwhile, I’ve found a solution: I’ve added the following line to my /etc/fstab:

          //nas/sharedFolder /mnt/entrypoint cifs credentials=/home/yourUserNameHere/.nascreds,uid=yourUserID,gid=yourGroupID,defaults,auto 0 0

          then run sudo systemctl daemon-reload followed by sudo mount -av.

          make sure your credentials file can only read by users and groups you trust, in my case it’s 750.

          However, this is still a workaround. The thing is, GTK-based apps don’t show network resources. That irks me.