Problem with smb shares.

[akonstam at trinity.edu]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 01:27:53PM +0000, James Wilkinson wrote:
> akonstam at trinity.edu 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.
> 
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