Bug 215283

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Have a LAN with one Linux PC and 1 Windows XP Home Edition SP3 PC. When I install Ubuntu Desktop 9.10 on the Linux PC, I can access files on the XP shared folder seamlessly. I am never prompted for authorisation, login names, etc. I can read and write to those files using simple text editors and Open Office.

When however I run Kubuntu Desktop 9.10 on the same Linux PC, I have intermittent access problems, namely:

1. Sometimes I can just browse through and open folders and files without any restriction. Intermittently however I will be prompted by smb for a login name and password. When I enter a valid login name and password for the XP PC it is always rejected. I have attached a trace from Wireshark which shows a valid access followed by a sudden smb authorisation request which is denied (file - 'successful then failed win access'). From the trace it appears that the login credentials I submitted are not being passed through, instead a login by 'anonymous' is being used. If however I access the Windows XP share directly from SMB the correct credentials are submitted (file - 'smb credentials accepted').

2. Even when I can successfully write to the files on the XP PC, using a simple text editor such as Kate it works fine. If however I use Open Office the changes are not saved back to the XP PC. Instead I find the modified file has been stored
on the Linux machine in folder \var\tmp\kdecache-ken\krun. These cached changes were never committed to the XP PC.

These problems relate to an existing bug # 209431. I notice that bug seems to have no priority and no sign of anyone trying to confirm it. I do feel that the priority of this should be very high, because of those of trying to convince business Microsoft users to try Linux it is a show-stopper. Such users will never move wholesale to Linux, but can be convinced to try a Linux machine. They do however expect Linux to wortk seamlessly with Microsoft, and I don't believe this is unreasonable.