samba

[jim lawrence]

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:41:36 -0800, Charles Heselton
<charles.heselton at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:37:58 -0800, Charles Heselton
> <charles.heselton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:27:39 -0500, jim lawrence <fedorajim at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:26:02 -0800, Charles Heselton
> > > <charles.heselton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:33:37 -0500, jim lawrence <fedorajim at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > hi all i get this error
> > > > > [root at localhost jim]# smbmount //192.168.1.XX/datashare /mnt/winxppc
> > > > > Password:
> > > > > 4861: tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare (You specified an
> > > > > invalid share name)
> > > > > SMB connection failed
> > > > > [root at localhost jim]#
> > > > >
> > > > > i confirmed the share name cause i created it.
> > > > > I'm trying to follow a artilce at     http://handsonhowto.com/smb101.html
> > > > >
> > > > > any help or a example of a cmd would be nice
> > > > > also
> > > > > under Application--->System Settings--->Server Settings---->Samba
> > > > > i have created a share i think?
> > > > > --
> > > > > Still Learning Linux
> > > > > Still HaTE Microsoft
> > > > >
> > > > > jim lawrence
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Are you trying to access a Samba share or a Windows share?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Charlie Heselton
> > > > Network Security Engineer
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- access a windows share first
> > > then want to be able to access a Samba share(home directory) on my
> > > linux notebook
> > >
> > > Still Learning Linux
> > > Still HaTE Microsoft
> > >
> > > jim lawrence
> > >
> >
> > I've seen this problem before, but usually it was because the box was
> > down, or the user didn't have the appropriate permissions.
> >
> > I guess I'm a little confused by what you said you accessed to create
> > the share.  Which version are you using?  FC3?  I don't think I have
> > the same menu items.
> >
> > Anyway, check the user permissions on the share and then try running
> > the command like this:
> >
> > smbmount //192.168.1.XX/datashare/mnt/winxppc /mylocal/mountpoint -o
> > username=authorized_user,password=mypassword,fmask=0777,dmask=0777
> >
> >
> > --
> > Charlie Heselton
> > Network Security Engineer
> >
> 
> I guess it should actually be like this.....
> 
> smbmount //192.168.1.XX/datashare /mnt/winxppc -o
> username=authorized_user,password=mypassword,fmask=0777,dmask=0777
> 
> I go thrown off on the spacing....
> -- 
> Charlie Heselton
> Network Security Engineer
> 

that works   do i have to use /mnt ?  could i use my home directory
instead?  that particular drive is fat32 and i would like to write to
it  but i can't change the owner or the permissions on  /mnt/winxppc

-- 
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jim lawrence