On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 01:27:53PM +0000, James Wilkinson wrote: > akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > You are absolutely correct in your analysis of what I want to do. So > > can it be done? > > > > I recently received a clarification from out Windows people that the > > share is really //trinity-tigers/users so technically smbmount is > > doing what it is advertised to do but Windows 2000 and XP allow you to > > mount one level below the share. I am getting the feeling that > > smbmount will not. > > I still think we're missing information. > > Are these shares going to be the users home directories? (If so, there > could be problems with some programs that assume the home directory > "looks" like a Unix home directory). The home directory will be a subshare on \\tucc-tiger\users let us say. And yes if the directoties reside on a widows server there will have to be diectories that Linux can deal with. > > What is exporting these shares? What sort of filesystem does it have? > Can you rely on its idea of security? The Windows server can handle the security. > > Is there any chance that you can mount this share somewhere like > /var/trinity/users and script the creation of a symlink to the right > place? > The above is just what I am thinking I will have to do. We will see. > Or could you use the "bind", "rbind" or "move" functionality in mount? > (See man mount). > Maybe I will look in to it. Thanks for the response. > James. > > -- > James Wilkinson | Users are not like normal particles; they wave when > Exeter Devon UK | you observe them. > E-mail address: james | -- Andrew Dalgleish > @westexe.demon.co.uk | > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- ======================================================================= If you don't strike oil in twenty minutes, stop boring. -- Andrew Carnegie, on public speaking ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
