On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 00:12, Aaron wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 23:48, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 22:29, Aaron wrote:
> > > Hi all and esp Chadley.
> > >
> > > I need his shared dir on his computer.
> > > What will it be called on his computer?
> > >
> > It will be called whatecer he has called it.
> > he has it on his F partition how do I set that in my linux box? Also what do I do with Windows names with spaces?
>
> one directory he shared is F/musicshare
> the other is c/aag
>
>
To mount the share as a user you must do the following in the a
terminal:
su -
password:xxxxxx <root's passwd>
chmod +s /usr/bin/smbmnt
chmod +s /usr/bin/smbumount
This will give you access as a user but DO NOT do this to /bin/mount and
umount
Then if the security is wrong from the win side it will hang.
First check that the smb daemon is running
in a terminal as root
chkconfig smb on
service smb restart
This will make your smb always start when you boot your system and it
will restart the daemon which can help if it is hanging from your side,
The best method is again as follows:
as root in terminal do the following.
cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.old <this is just a backup incase you mess-up
the file>
vi /etc/hosts
press the insert key so that you can edit the file.
Use the arrow keys to navigate to the end of the last line press enter.
Dont mess-up any other line, keep to the layout.
You should have a localhost entry in there use it as an example.
heres mine
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
196.25.100.120 chadwin chadwin
press esc key
then shift : <colon>
then wq press enter <w = writes file q=quit>
Ok
What have we done we have now setup your hosts file, it like a local DNS
server.
Test the file in terminal type
=================================================================
[root@localhost chadley]# ping chadwin <replace with your entry>
PING chadwin (196.25.100.120) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from chadwin (196.25.100.120): icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 time=0.171 ms
64 bytes from chadwin (196.25.100.120): icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.189 ms
64 bytes from chadwin (196.25.100.120): icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.158 ms
--- chadwin ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2031ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.158/0.172/0.189/0.019 ms, pipe 2
[root@localhost chadley]#
======================================================================
Ok if it doesnt work then you need to check that your network is working
on both sides you can run ping <yourlinux boxes ip> from the win pc in
the cmd shell. If it doesnt work then trouble shoot your network
settings.
Remember you must both be in the same IP range.
eg Winbox 192.168.10.1 linuxbox 192.168.10.2 if the ranges are different
it will also hang.
Moving on.
So it works now.
cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.old
vi /etc/fstab <insert>
navigate to bottom of file add and entry like mine
LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults
1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults
1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620
0 0
LABEL=/home /home ext3 defaults
1 2
LABEL=/mnt/backup /mnt/backup ext3 defaults
1 2
none /proc proc defaults
0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults
0 0
/dev/hda3 swap swap defaults
0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660
noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
/dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1 udf,iso9660
noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0
//chadwin/music /home/chadley/mnt/windoze smbfs
noauto,username=chadley,password=xxxxxx,user
Remeber each entry must be on one line.
The mail program will word wrap the lines.
Linux in CaSe SeNsiTiVe try nameing the windows share in lower case.
<esc> <:> <wq>
now type as a user:
mount //chadwin/music replace with yours
should work.
Bonus this share can also be mounted on the gnome desktop.
In open space right click and select disks the entry for your share
should be listed in the slide-out menu.
You can't unmount it from the desktop only root can so to unmount it use
smbumount sharepath from the terminal.
eg:
=================================================================
[chadley@localhost chadley]$ smbumount mnt/windoze/
[chadley@localhost chadley]$
I am here all night if you are still stuck, Yes it night time in South
Africa, Just past midnight.
Happy Adventures Mate
> -----------------------------------------------------
> I don't have windows but will send it along to my friend.
> What do you mean? ;-)
>
> I now understand the win end.
>
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