Trying Linux for the first time!!!!

[jbob]

Just got it installed a few days ago, I have Samba installed and can browse to my home folder on our Windows DC. I am wondering how to set it so that I can "map" to this folder (you will have to forgive the terminology, as I am not familiar with the correct terminologt for Linux yet ). I am assuming I need to create a mount point, but am unfamiliar with how to do this. What my desired end result is, is to be able to open docs I have stored on the Windows server, in OpenOffice without having to copy them localy. I couldn't find a way to give the open dialoge a "path" to the network share on our servers.

Thanks

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[AnonymouseUser]

Mandrake Control Center is your friend. Under "Mount Points" you will find "Samba mount points". Pretty simple.

 

[jbob]

Sweet, thanks.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

I'm not vary familiar with Samba or Mandrake's suite of GUI tools. However, this is how I would set up a shared folder between Windows and Linux on the same machine.

Step 1. Install Partiton Magic on your windows machine.
Step 2. Select a windows partition to reize and create a new FAT partition (I've never tried FAT32, but 16 will work).

Step 3. Boot Linux
Step 4. Open a shell window and log in as root (or "su" if you prefer)
Step 5. cd ~
Step 6. pwd (should return "/")
Step 7. mkdir /mnt/win
Step 8. chmod 777 /mnt/win
Step 9. vi /etc/fstab
Step 10. <j> (or <arrow> if using vim) down to the last line on the page, then <l> to the end of the line
Step 11. <esc> + <a> to append the line, issue a carriage return to begin a new line.
Step 12. type "mount /dev/hda(the number of your swap partition +1 so if swap = /dev/hda5, then here you mount /dev/hda6).
Step 13. <shift>+<esc>+<:>
Step 14. wq!
Step 15. reboot

The files you save to your new windows partition will now be availiable for access and editing in Linux under the /mnt/win directory. And vice-versa, anything you save to /mnt/win will be availiable for use under windows.

Cheers!
JR..

 

[SinNisTeR]

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