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Windows network share integration for linux

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== Development Changes ==Ubuntu devs plan to discontinue use of Nautilus soon, mostly because the folks that make Nautilus have gone astray.  KDE uses Konqueror and before that KFM.  Each have different ways of handling network browsing.  Some of the documentation here may remain current longer than other parts.  Readers are invited to edit this page to help maintain up-to-date documentation.A method is needed to configure and provide a seamless login so that when the system user authenticates on the workstation via the graphical login, any CIFS shares can be restored and remain active though the session.  It is reasonable to have the workstation username match that of the network username for simplicity.  I know this configuration is possible with the correct combination of login scripts and using something like Smbclient, however, this is not simple for the average desktop user.A method is needed to configure and provide a seamless login so that when the system user authenticates on the workstation via the graphical login, any CIFS shares can be restored and remain active though the session.  It is reasonable to have the workstation username match that of the network username for simplicity.  I know this configuration is possible with the correct combination of login scripts and using something like Smbclient, however, this is not simple for the average desktop user.  Since this stuff is constantly changing, something seamless and built into the GUI experience would be a plus.
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