On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Gerry George wrote: > I'm new to SAMBA and am somewhat confused. So I'll get right to the point. > > Situation: > I am running both UNIX (Solaris 9) and Windows 2000. I have a system running on > Windows > will be creating some large files. These files need to be input to a system running > on > the UNIX (Solaris) box. > > Solution? > I would like to be able to have the system on the UNIX box be able to read the files > on > Windows by using SAMBA to make it a mountable drive. Is that possible? Everything I > read > always seems to indicate that Windows can only be a SAMBA Client and not a server.
To allow the mounting of a Windows share on your Solaris box I suggest you check (search google) for a product called Sharity. It is the equivalent of smbfs (smbmount) on Linux. Sharity should do what you want. Cheers, John T. > > I really appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks in advance. > > > Regards, > > Gerald F. George > Clemson University > Applications Analyst II > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone: 864.656.7973 > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) > named herein and may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are > not > the intended recipient of this e-mail, any dissemination, distribution or copying of > this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have > received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail or telephone and > permanently delete all copies of this e-mail and any attachments. > > > -- John H Terpstra Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
