samba - Feb 2004 - Information required on mounting Windows shared folders on Unix s ystems

Hi,
	 I am new to this Samba. As of my knowledge we can access unix files
on Windows and Windows files on Unix. I have configured my samba on Solaris.
My smb.conf file 
> ***********************************smb.conf*******************************
> ***************** 
> # Global parameters
> workgroup = MYGROUP
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> security = domain
> hosts allow = localhost, xxx.xxx.xxx. 
> [MY_HOMEDIR]
> path = /home1/ravi
> writeable = true
> user = ravi
> read only = No 
> 
> ***********************************smb.conf*******************************
> ******************* 
> Now I am able to access my Unix folder (/home1/ravi) on windows system,
> using find computer and "Map network drive". 
> Now my question is How to mount my windows shared folder (
> \\ravi\SharedFolder <file://\\ravi\SharedFolder> ) on Unix system.
For
> that What I have to do. What are the things I have to do 
> Thanks and Regards 
> Sreedhar
>

You can't mount a windows share onto Solaris, because Solaris don't 
have kernel drivers for it.

You can do it on a Linux based system though.

/Patrik

On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 13:14, Chalamalasetti Sreedhar, Noida
wrote:
> 	Hi,
> 	 I am new to this Samba. As of my knowledge we can access unix files
> on Windows and Windows files on Unix. I have configured my samba on
Solaris.
> My smb.conf file 
> >
***********************************smb.conf*******************************
> > ***************** 
> > # Global parameters
> > workgroup = MYGROUP
> > encrypt passwords = Yes
> > security = domain
> > hosts allow = localhost, xxx.xxx.xxx. 
> > [MY_HOMEDIR]
> > path = /home1/ravi
> > writeable = true
> > user = ravi
> > read only = No 
> > 
> >
***********************************smb.conf*******************************
> > ******************* 
> > Now I am able to access my Unix folder (/home1/ravi) on windows
system,
> > using find computer and "Map network drive". 
> > Now my question is How to mount my windows shared folder (
> > \\ravi\SharedFolder <file://\\ravi\SharedFolder> ) on Unix
system. For
> > that What I have to do. What are the things I have to do 
> > Thanks and Regards 
> > Sreedhar
> > 
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