share folder
 

Hi all,

I want to share a folder from my Linux box such that anyone in LAN can see it. I am using REDHAT 9 distro.
I want to do it from command prompt and not from GUI. I have read man smb.conf and I came to know that I need to edit smb.conf file. I have edited and tried a lot. But, when I apply mount -t smbfs..... command from another Linux PC, it gives me ERRNoaccess... I dont understand why... I have put guest ok = yes and public = yes and writable = yes...
Plz help me..
Thnx in advance...

Might need to check into your fstab. I think you have to create the mount point in there so that linux will know how to mount it.

hi
how fstab came into picture? Suppose some one is sharing his folder from windows PC. I can directly mount it... NO need to touch fstab...
Please write back..
Thanks,

are you providing a username and password for the share when you try to mount it?? (like so: mount ..etc.etc... -o username=myusername,password=mypassword)

http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Filesys...rmanently.html <-- I think this guide has the answers you seek, and a bit more.


btw, you shouldn't need to edit your fstab(on either computer) unless you're planning to mount these shares on bootup. I doubt anything in your fstab is interfering with your attempts to mount a share from the CLI, unless of course you're trying to mount your share to a folder that's already got something mounted to it...

Thanks,
I think it's a very appropriate link

hey no problem, I'm glad I could offer advice that was actually sound, considering my still totally noob-tastic level of experience/know-how.