Hi, in my Office, I'm trying to replace a Novell-server by a Linux-server. On the Novell-server, there is the SYS: volume. On this volume is a directory named DriveT. I did a map on it, so this SYS:DriveT was used as T: . If you link Excel sheets, which are stored on T:, to Word documents, Word unfortunately saves the UNC path, which is \\SERVER1\SYS\DRIVET instead of T: On my new Samba server, I`m trying to keep the same paths, because there are many hundred Word documents with thousands of links to Excel sheets. So I named the Linux server SERVER1, I created directory /SYS and a directory DriveT in SYS. In this way, the UNC path is still the same. I would like to keep a drive named T: on my server, which should contain the same files I had on the Novell server. Unfortunately, the NET USE T: \\SERVER1\SYS\DRIVET does not work. Either a share named DRIVET is defined in smb.conf, but this has the UNC name \\SERVER1\DRIVET, or just SYS is defined as a share, but this can only be used by NET USE T: \\SERVER1\SYS. Is there a way to get a directory, which is called T: and has the UNC name \\SERVER1\SYS\DRIVET ? Does anybody know a solution to this problem? I'm using Suse Linux 6.1, Kernel 2.2.5, Samba 2.0.3 on a K6/300. Thanks in advance Wolfgang_Albrecht@Compuserve.com
> Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 16:50:55 -0400 > From: Wolfgang Albrecht <Wolfgang_Albrecht@compuserve.com> > To: Samba <Samba@Samba.org> > Subject: Problem mapping drive names on Win95 > > in my Office, I'm trying to replace a Novell-server by a Linux-server. On > the Novell-server, there is the SYS: volume. On this volume is a directory > named DriveT. I did a map on it, so this SYS:DriveT was used as T: . If > you link Excel sheets, which are stored on T:, to Word documents, Word > unfortunately saves the UNC path, which is \\SERVER1\SYS\DRIVET instead of > T: > > On my new Samba server, I`m trying to keep the same paths, because > there are many hundred Word documents with thousands of links to Excel > sheets. So I named the Linux server SERVER1, I created directory /SYS and > a directory DriveT in SYS. In this way, the UNC path is still the same.This is the mistake. Create a directory and call it /DILBERT in your smb.conf have the section [SYS] comment = shared folder on Server1 path = /DILBERT browseable = yes writable = yes public = yes Then from Windoze Network Neighborhood you will see \\SERVER1\SYS Then from Network Neighborhood, you can right click on this folder and Map Network Drive to T: cheers, ---------------------------------------------------- Dr Hugh Nelson <hugh.nelson@ausinfo.com.au> 3 Sir John Overall Dr, Helensvale, QLD 4210, Australia Ph:+61 7 5573 2122