How to read shared file from Ubuntu/Samba using C#?

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I have shared folder on ubuntu/samba server of my network.

I am running my c# code on Vista , so How can i read file shared on ubuntu/samba server ?

My code :

String errorLogFile = @"\\\\198.168.0.2\\sharedfolder\myfile.wmv";

//throws excetion login fail
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(errorLogFile);

sr.Read();

streamWriter.Close();

What have you tried? What is the problem/error? What is ubantu and sambha (rhetorical)? With 15k rep mostly from answers you should value a good question! — Daniel Hilgarth, May 30 '11 at 15:07
@ Daniel - yes its ubuntu and samba ... i tried to read file as we do on windows machine but it shows no file exists... — Pranay Rana, May 30 '11 at 15:09

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 30 '11 at 15:08

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If the share is configured properly you should be able to access it via \\ubuntumachine\sambasharename just as you would a Windows share.

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i am doing it but its says "Login fail".. how to avoid it...is i have to use winows impersonation ?? – Pranay Rana May 30 '11 at 15:11
So you are probably using the wrong login credentials. Verify those first before suspecting your code is incorrect. – Cody Gray - on strike May 30 '11 at 15:11
@Cody Gray - if i use windows impersonation libaray will it work for unbuntu ?? – Pranay Rana May 30 '11 at 15:13

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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Use the code provided in this answer to authenticate your code for the remote directory.

Update:
Additionally, the combination of escaped backslashes and verbatim strings is a bad idea. Use one of these but not both.
Also, you are missing the backslash after the name of the shared folder.
It should be like this:

String errorLogFile = @"\\198.168.0.2\sharedfolder\" + finaldate + ".wmv";

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