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How does Personal File Sharing work?

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http://askubuntu.com – I'm currently using Samba to share files between my ubuntu PC and my mac. However, I notice that there is a 'Personal File Sharing' preference panel built into ubuntu. Is it possible to view my ubuntu Public folder from my mac using just what comes pre-installed on ubuntu, since every guide/tutorial/post I've found so far just tells me to use Samba? (HowTos)

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I'm trying to set up a network in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. However, when I try to share a folder I get an error

I've searched and I cant find a way to fix this. I cant share the folder either. at first I tried to use system-config-samba as a GUI tool to set up samba, but I wasnt able to connect.

So I have ubuntu 11.10 desktop 64bit installed.

Once I boot in i browse to a folder (on a mdadm array) i want to share on the network (to other windows and linux machines)

i right click the folder and go to file sharing and select Share this folder, and alow others etc and allow guest

and it works perfect, until I reboot and it loses all the settings.

Does anyone know why this is happening?

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