Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Accessing windows shared folder from ubuntu

-> Install the smbclient on ubuntu

    *) Open the terminal from Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

        *) Type the following command
        sudo apt-get install smbclient


        

*) It will prompt for password. Enter the password to install this package





-> Now access the shared folder
    *) Open the Nautilus file manager window from Places -> Computer

    *) Open Location option from Go -> Location

    *) Now its shows the Location bar
    *) Type the shared folder path and press enter with smb protocal as
        smb://<IP Address>/<Shared Folder>
        Example:
                   smb://192.168.1.10/Public

    *) It will ask for the user credentials for accessing the server with the specified IP Address. Enter username and Password and then press enter
    *) The shared folder will be mounted and folder will be displayed on your desktop with same name
    *) Now you can access all the contents from the shared folder. You can copy the files/folders from this shared folder like any other directory.
    *) Once you complete the access, unmount the folder like any other mounted file systems by right clicking on shared folder icon and select Unmount.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

How to change Login Ring password in ubuntu

Follow these steps to change your default keyring password in ubuntu

From the main menu,
Open Passwords and Encryption Keys from Applications menu, or,
Open Applications -> Accessories -> Passwords and Encryption Keys

Under the Passwords Tab,
choose the item Passwords: login
Right click and choose the menu item Change Password

Now enter the old password followed by 2 times the new password.

This will change your default key ring password.