On (17/03/06 01:12), David R. Litwin wrote: > This post is long. > > I have: > > # smbclient configuration > > //zeus/cma /smb/cma cifs > > credentials=/home/clive/.smb_pass,file_mode=0660,dir_mode=0770 0 0 > > //zeus/clive /smb/clive cifs > > credentials=/home/clive/.smb_pass,file_mode=0660,dir_mode=0770 0 0 > > //zeus/misc /smb/misc cifs > > credentials=/home/clive/.smb_pass,file_mode=0660,dir_mode=0770 0 0 > > //zeus/tamewolf /smb/tamewolf cifs > > credentials=/home/clive/.smb_pass,file_mode=0660,dir_mode=0770 0 0 > > > I assume that that is the relevant bit of fstab. How do I go about finding > my SAMBA server's name? If it is in /etc/samba/smb.conf, I'm afraid I can't > find it. Here is my smb.conf:
I think I may have introduced some confusion into the thread :( As I understand it, the "server" in this case is the WindowsXP box. You don't configure smb.conf on the client machine; it used is to share files from Samba. All you need to view Samba/Windows shares are smb-client and smbfs. cifs is a later implementation of smb and is probably what your XP box talks. I've found using the cifs module seems to make it work. That said, I don't access windows shares from my debian boxen, I have debian servers running samba; nevertheless, the process on the client machines shouldn't differ. So I've snipped your smb.conf - let me know if I've 'got the wrong end of the stick' > > .smb_pass is in the format: > > username=clive > > password=<password> > > > Is that to do with the samba configuration in fstab? Yes & no. It's to enable the shares to be mounted at boot (preauthenticated with the 'credentials' entry in the fstab). It's to mount either Samba or Windows shares. > zeus is the (Samba) server and I mount the shares under /smb which you need > > to > > $ sudo mkdir -p /smb/<share> > > > > > I also have the cifs module installed. > > > > > > > ...The what? Perhaps this is the problem? lsmod makes no mention of > > CIFS. > > > > Try: > > $ sudo modconf > > > > and look for kernel/fs/cifs > > > Haha! One success. I installed the said module. Have you tried printing again since installing the module? > > I realise that I must sound like a doltish newbie. I amn't quite: I'm simply > not familiar with SAMBA. I thank you kindly for your patience. To set up a client for windows or samba, you don't really need an understanding of samba itself; that said, when you're ready to get into it, it's great way of sharing files so that Windows, MacOSX and Linux clients can access them. Another reference for you: http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Filesystems/Mounting_smbfs_Shares_Permanently.html Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]