Re: [Q] Can Samba mount 'shared' (not 'served') Win drives ?
Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
>
> On Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 09:58:43AM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> > Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> > > Yes, as I wrote, that works fine for NT servers providing a share. I use
> > > that with the corresponding entry in /etc/fstab so that I can simply say
> > > mount /mountpoint
> > > and the rest happens automatically.
> > >
> > > I now would like to access the C:\ I declared as 'shared' on my desktop. I
> > > can't figure out what that would be. Whatever I try yields 'session request
> > > to DESKTOP failed'.
> > >
> > > Any idea?
> >
> > You said you "would like to access the C:\ I declared as 'shared'
> > on my desktop." By "desktop", do you mean your workstation
>
> Yes.
>
> > computer, or do you mean your Windows Desktop (shell program)? If
>
> No, I mean C:\ as the main partition on the 'desktop' computer.
>
> > the latter, you can't mean "C:\", yet the error message that you
> > mention indicates the latter.
> >
> > So, what directory have you shared, "C:\" or
> > "C:\WINNT\PROFILES\YOURUSERNAME\DESKTOP", and with what
> > permissions?
>
> Permissions are read-access for everyone. Can I read those from Linux via
> Samba?
>
> Thanks, Dirk
>
Yes, you can. I'm not sure what the problem is, but I just did it
on my boxen. I'll think about it and get back with you later.
Kent
kent.west@infotech.acu.edu
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