#21 Artix Linux: "I can't get the utility "nmblookup" to work."

[Luna Murphy]

Hello,

I've installed the smbclient and gvfs-smb packages and even the Samba server package, and verified that I can access my Samba share from another file manager, but when I try to mount a Samba share from 4Pane, I get the following error:

I can't get the utility "nmblookup" to work. This probably means that Samba isn't properly installed.
Alternatively there may be a PATH or permissions problem

I'm running Artix Runit on Wayland (Sway) on an Dell Precision 3510.

[David Hart]

Hi,

I'm sorry to hear that you have this problem but, to be honest, I'm not surprised. I don't use samba and I expect few other 4Pane users do. As a result it's little tested.

My last experience with it was 12 years ago when another user reported that it wasn't working. Despite us both trying for 3 weeks I don't think his issue was resolved.

I'm glad you are able to work-around the problem by using a different file manager and I suggest you continue to use that, at least for samba, .

I'm sorry if this sounds negative, and I'd be delighted if you or some other user was able to find the cause.

Regards,

David

[Luna Murphy]

Thanks for your reply! I won't be using Samba much longer but still have some files on an old Windows box.