Connecting to Windows shares using Active Directory?

After upgrading my host to 12.04 I can no longer connect to Windows Shares in my AD (Active Directory) based network. I was able to do it previously using 11.10. I thought it might be an issue with the upgrade so I flattened my box and re-installed from scratch and I still can't connect.

When I use the Files>Connect to Server command, I am met with a constant password challenge when accessing any windows server using any known working network account.

I checked the logs on the windows machine to see if there are failed connections but there are none, yet 12.04 asks me for my password over and over as if my credentials were wrong.

Any suggestions?

Solution 1:

It's syntax in this case that seems to be causing the issue. I can verify that when I type the server and domain in lowercase with my credentials, it does not connect.

However...

When I type the server and domain in all CAPS with my credentials, it connects just fine.

Solution 2:

I was having the same issue connecting to windows shares through nautilus. I was able to connect without issue by mounting shares from the command line, but it's just not as convenient.

What fixed it for me was typing my domain in all caps. Lowercase domain name will never connect. Uppercase connects every time. Weird.

Solution 3:

Well if both your machines are connected over LAN then you should be able to access your windows machine using the Browse Network option in nautilus.

And have a read of https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/samba-ad-integration.html

Or try using connect to server and use the samba share protocol to connect

smb://ip-address-of-windows-machine

Solution 4:

It's definitely something with the GUI, because I had the same problem, but the method described in http://deathofagremmie.com/2012/05/01/mounting-a-synology-diskstation-on-ubuntu-12.04/ worked fine--at least, to attach to my Buffalo TeraStation on my local network. Can't say whether this will work in an AD environment.