samba - Oct 2006 - How to copy a file from linux to window pc

Hi,

I have file at /opt/mailbackup/mailbackup.tar.gz (this is a Linux Machine)

I want to put this file to a windows pc.

What is the command to do it.

can I use something like the following.

mount -t smbfs

Then How to use this ?

-- 
Thank you
Indunil Jayasooriya

The simliest way is to do this with smbclient, which is like a simple ftp 
client, type smbclient --help for command line options.

regards odi
Am Montag, 2. Oktober 2006 08:56 schrieb Indunil
Jayasooriya:
> Hi,
>
> I have file at /opt/mailbackup/mailbackup.tar.gz (this is a Linux Machine)
>
> I want to put this file to a windows pc.
>
> What is the command to do it.
>
> can I use something like the following.
>
> mount -t smbfs
>
> Then How to use this ?
>
> --
> Thank you
> Indunil Jayasooriya

"Indunil Jayasooriya" <indunil75@gmail.com>
> Hi,
> 
> I have file at /opt/mailbackup/mailbackup.tar.gz (this is a Linux Machine)
> 
> I want to put this file to a windows pc.
> 
> What is the command to do it.
> 
> can I use something like the following.
> 
> mount -t smbfs
> 
> Then How to use this ?
I use this method on my FreeBSD 6.1 system.


1) Create a directory: '/c'

2) Create an alias:

     alias c:='mount /c'

3) Place this in my /etc/fstab file:

     //user-name@bios-name/directory    /c   smbfs     rw,noauto 0    0

Obviously you will need to make sure that the drive or directory you
want to access are configured correctly on the Windows machine.

Now all I have to do is type: c: at the command line and the Win share
is mounted. I can then do a simple cp <file> <Win-file>.

Ciao!

-- 
Gerard

     Terrorist memo: Bush is listening. Use big words.

Indunil Jayasooriya wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have file at /opt/mailbackup/mailbackup.tar.gz (this is a Linux 
> Machine)
>
> I want to put this file to a windows pc.
>
> What is the command to do it.
>
> can I use something like the following.
>
> mount -t smbfs
>
> Then How to use this ?
>
There are two basic options: either you can share a folder in Windows 
and copy the file from the Linux machine, or you can share your 
/opt/mailbackup folder in Linux and copy the file from the Windows 
machine. I don't recommend the first option because of security issues 
with Windows.

To do the second, you need to be running Samba on your Linux box.

First create an entry in /etc/samba/smb.conf (do this as root) for the 
folder you want to share. Then restart the smbd and nmbd daemons. On the 
Windows machine, mount the share then copy the file to where you want it.

Another option is to e-mail the file as an attachment to the Windows user.