[K12OSN] Mounting SAMBA shares on a Linux workstation

[David Whitmer]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Bert Rolston <bert.rolston at clear.net.nz>
> To: K12OSN <k12osn at redhat.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 9:46:48 PM
> Subject: [K12OSN] Mounting SAMBA shares on a Linux workstation
> 

> Hey all,
> 
> Thanks for the help last week.
> 
> Now I've hit another snag.
> 
> I use FC5 as my OS of choice. I'm trying to open files on the Samba
> server from Open Office. The OO file browser won't let me access the
> network directly, the way Konqueror does. 
> 
> So I've come to the conclusion that I need to mount the SAMBA shares in
> my filesystem. Great in theory, difficult in practice.
> 
> I've tried using the mount.cifs man pages, but they are difficult to
> understand. 
> 
> The Redhat help FAQ's have useful suggestions, but it appears I can only
> carry out the methods in their FAQ's as root.
> 
> I can access the files through Konqueror. Which means I have to copy the
> file from the server to the local machine. Then I can work on it, and
> save it locally. After that I can save back to the server. This sort of
> defeats the purpose of a central file store / server.
> 
> I've also tried using NFS, but my workstation can't find the NFS server.
> 
> How are people on this list going about solving this problem?
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Bert

Bert,
 
Check out smb4k (http://smb4k.berlios.de/).  It's been a while since I've used it, but I think it might do what you're looking for.  I believe it's available in the Fedora Extras repository.
 
I should mention, though, that smb4k is a KDE app.  I never tried it in GNOME, so I do not know how will it would work with that desktop environment.
 
David Whitmer
Calvary Schools of Holland, Michigan