Ubuntu : net usershare' returned error 255: mkdir failed on directory /var/run/samba/msg.lock: Permission denied net usershare add: cannot convert name

Nautilus Error message while sharing a directory into local network as

Ubuntu : net usershare' returned error 255: mkdir failed on directory /var/run/samba/msg.lock: Permission denied net usershare add: cannot convert name,.

Solved : Restart Samba services.

/etc/init.d/samba restart

Sounds fizzy, but yes it will fix.