Bug 291270

Version:           1.7 (using KDE 4.7.3) 
OS:                Linux

I have tried to share a directory using Samba through Dolphin (e.g. /home/user/public), but when I tried to access it through Dolphin (e.g. smb://localhost/public/) I got an error saying that the shared directory doesn't exist, though I could see among the shared directories (e.g. smb://localhost/). By inquiring in the logs (/var/log/samba/) I found the error:
[xxxx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx.xxxxxx,  0] smbd/service.c:988(make_connection_snum)
  canonicalize_connect_path failed for service ssl, path /home/user/public
I eventually understood that what was going on is that, by default, the /home/user directory was not accessible (permission 700). Changing permission (to 755) fixed the issue and the directory was now accessible. Nevertheless, this is a bug, as Dolphin should have checked on this when sharing the folder. I am not sure why the permission was by default so restrictive in Ubuntu 11.10, but it might relate to the fact that my home directory is encrypted.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
chmod 700 /home/user
Share the directory /home/user/public
Try to access smb://localhost/public

Actual Results:  
Directory doesn't exist

Expected Results:  
Show content of public directory

This bug should be easy to fix. At least, a proper message should be given to the user so that he knows how to fix the problem