Samba/SWAT can linux look into windows share?

knockout_artist · 10-15-2008, 12:26 PM

Good day,

I just finished installing samba/swat. Now, When I look at online documents(googe etc) they only talk about making linux share availabe to windows.

My question is can linux use/see the windows share?

Thanks.

camorri · 10-15-2008, 12:45 PM

Yes, you need samba client only to make that work. Konkueror can be used if you are using KDE. In the location bar type

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smb://hostname/sharename

or you can look at the network with

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smb://workgroupname

this will list all systems in one work group.

Quakeboy02 · 10-15-2008, 01:22 PM

Running this on the command line will show you what's available and where:

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smbtree -b

It asks for a password.

knockout_artist · 10-15-2008, 01:39 PM

Thank you!

Thank you!

knockout_artist · 10-16-2008, 11:20 AM

I was able to see/read windows share from linux using konqueror.
But now I can't update files in that share.
I tells me I don't have write permission. I believe I do have write permissions.
Since I can update share if I am in MSwindows environment.

jiml8 · 10-16-2008, 11:31 AM

Are you getting asked for a username and password when you try to access the Windows share? If you are not being given write permission, then Windows is not accepting you as a user that has write permission. Are the workgroup names the same on the Linux and the Windows system? How are the Windows permissions set?

knockout_artist · 10-17-2008, 08:58 AM

^ you are right it saves, file now.
yesterday some one else had them open for writing, that's way I was getting an error.