hi guys ,

I want to make a script which will copy the certain data from Linux machine to Windows machine.

Can u please give me some help in how would i go about it?

You can create a samba server and put the data in the shared folder, then windows client will be able to access them.

Though you have asked about a script, but rdesktop might be enough for the job.

What is rdesktop.
Currently i m going through Samba document.But i dont want to create a special share i want to copy data located in /tmp/data to a window server say \\abc\data
Can i achieve this using rdesktop or samba server?

I want to edit the configuration file for samba server.

What should i write in netbios and workgroup name?
How would i determine workgroup and netbios name?

[global]
workgroup = WKG
netbios name = MYNAME
[share1]
path = /tmp
[share2]
path = /my_shared_folder
comment = Some random files

You don't need to set up a server for this task. Just use the samba client to connect to the windows share and copy the file(s) across.

You can use the -c option to specify commands on the command line for scripting:

If the windows computer already has a share set up, you don't need to run samba on you Linux computer. You can mount the windows share,then in your script simply copy the files over.

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this looks like a job for rsync / rsnapshot

Hi Pinga,

When I first came across the need to transfer files from Linux to Windows and vice versa, the idea of using Samba seemed tempting.

But later I found out about rdesktop which, to me at least, is much easier than Smaba, because it requires no formal configuration.

Windows offers remote desktop feature. Enable it on the windows machine. I think you have to right click on My computer, then properties and then click on the tab labelled Remote Desktop. Then check the appropriate check boxes. Lets say windows machine has IP 192.168.1.61

Now, if rdesktop is installed on your Linux box:

Now you can access the windows machine from your Linux box.

or use

To share files, mount a partition with ntfs or fat32 file system - a system that Windows can read - it can be a usb, memory card or a partition on HDD.

Lets say, I mounted my flash drive in /media/3/ folder, then

Now your mounted partition will appear in My Computer and you can easily transfer files from one machine to other.

Hope it was helpful.

Regards