Mark Weaver wrote: > Felix Miata wrote: > > Were it so simple. I think you missed the problem entirely. These are > > the share definitions as represented by /etc/fstab entries:
> > //z1590/E /mnt/z1590/E smbfs ro,credentials=filename,user 0 0 > > //z1590/G /mnt/z1590/G smbfs ro,credentials=filename,user 0 0 > > //z1590/I /mnt/z1590/I smbfs ro,credentials=filename,user 0 0 > But it really is that simple. The idea is that the Linux box (the server > sharing the resources, in this case the dir's you've listed) does not //z1590/I is not a Linux dir, but a network share. /mnt/z1590/I is a Linux mount point. > have to mount or umount anything. It "serves" or makes available the > shares for client machines to authenticate to and connect to the samba > server and access the shares. You shouldn't have "anything" defined in > the samba servers fstab. All the shares are defined in the smb.conf file > as was illustrated in the file I sent along with the last message. You still don't get it. The above entries in /etc/fstab are there to mount resources presented to Linux by a different non-Linux machine - client side configuration. Everything you offered is about presenting Linux resources to other machines on the network - server side configuration. -- "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. . . ." Proverbs 8:13 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com