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- Mounting a Windows Active Directory Share from Linux
- I have a Linux From Scratch box that provides two functions. One is an internal blog using WordPress. The other is OCS inventory. I would like to backup both. Since they use MySQL databases and simple files this should be fairly simple with a script. However, our...
- Tags: Operating systems, Backups, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, faradhi, smbf, Samba, Yes SMBFS, Linux, backup, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
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- Samba: Better at Windows than Windows?
- When IBM first shipped OS/2, it touted the operating system as being a "Better Windows Than Windows." OS/2 may indeed have been better than Windows 3.1, and in many ways also better than Windows 95, but OS/2 didn't last long in the face of the Microsoft onslaught. Linux has been...
- Tags: IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows, Robert L. Bogue, Samba
- Technical articles 2003-10-15
- Viewing windows files from Linux
- I am trying to get my linux box to access our Windows 2000 Advanced Server network. Specifically, it needs to access shared files and folders. I am very new to linux.The Windows network has a domain. I have added what I believe to be the computer name...
- Tags: domain, IP, IP address, Linux, master3bs, network, server, static IP Address, window
- Q&A 2005-11-04
- How to share printer
- hi all,1. The printer connected with one machine via USB port. How to share that printer for other machines?(OS: SUSE Linux workstation 10)-kindly describe me configuration.2. Why i can't install SUSE Linux 10 through TFTLCD Monotor.This isn't going to help you a whole lot so I won't be offended if...
- Tags: SuSE, printer, sivaein@..., linux, LCD
- Q&A 2006-04-06
- fstab mounts Windows share as read-only
- In attempt to access my home shared folder on my Windows 2003 Server / Active Directory domain, I've stuck following entry in my /etc/fstab file://server/share$ /home/username/domainshare smbfs credentials=/home/username/.credsfile,workgroup=windows.domain.com,defaults 0 0I can view the folder, subdirectories, and contents, but everything is "Read Only". Is there a parameter I'm missing in the...
- Tags: linux, LinuxQuestions, Microsoft Windows, Palmetto, read only
- Q&A 2006-07-26
- Use shfs to mount remote directories via ssh
- Vincent Danen describes shfs, which allows you to mount remote directories that look like local file systems, without the hassle of VPN connections. The ability to export remote file systems is extremely useful, which is why programs like NFS and Samba are so popular. Unfortunately, both are...
- Tags: SSH, Vincent Danen, kernel, file system, kernel module, Linux Tips Newsletter, Directory
- Technical articles 2006-06-19
- Build a recovery floppy for your Linux system with tomsrtbt
- From the time IBM shipped the first PC right up until Windows 2000, one of the nice things about it was that when you ran into a problem with a hard drive, all you had to do was get out your trusty DOS boot disk and boot the system. From...
- Tags: CD, disk, DOS, floppy disk, ISO, ISO-image, Jim McIntyre, Linux, Linux system
- Technical articles 2003-04-09
- Loading and unloading modules in Linux
- The time may come when you need to be able to load or unload a specific module into and/or out of the Linux kernel. In this Daily Feature, we'll take a look at three nifty commands you'll find helpful: lsmod, insmod, and rmmod.The time might come when you need to...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Linux, Jack Wallen, Jr., PPP
- Technical articles 2000-09-14
- Get the most from the du and df commands
- While Linux has a number of very nice GUIs, using the command-line interface can be faster and produce more information than GUI tools can, especially when it comes to reporting and viewing disk usage.The df tool simply reports the amount of free space on each partition -- how large they...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-07-20
- Automount filesystems with flexible AutoFS tool
- Vincent Danen describes the AutoFS automounter and walks you through setup and configuration. In a previous tip, I looked at the Amd automounting daemon and how to use it to provide on-demand access to remote NFS shares. Amd is purely a user-space tool, available for Linux and...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AutoFS, Vincent Danen, Linux, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, file system, tool, Linux Tips Newsletter, Directory, Configuration File, Software
- Technical articles 2007-04-20
- Use smbmount and smbclient to access Windows resources from Linux
- Get the command options and syntax you need to make smbmount and smbclient access a Windows system from a Linux workstation.Many times I've had to put a Linux workstation into a field of Windows cattle, but it’s been difficult to make Linux work properly with Network Neighborhood.There are, of course,...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Jack Wallen, Jr., smbmount, smbmount command, Linux, small and medium business
- Technical articles 2000-11-29
- LinNeighborhood provides a GUI for Linux to browse a Windows network
- See how to set up and use LinNeighborhood as a GUI front end for the smbmount and smbclient commands on Linux.It's been a long time coming, but Linux finally has some sense of integration salvation on the horizon. Hans Schmid and Richard Stemmer have created LinNeighborhood, a lightweight front end...
- Tags: Operating systems, NETWORKING, OPEN SOURCE, network, GUI, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Jack Wallen, Jr., LinNeighborhood
- Technical articles 2000-07-12
- Configure IT Quick: Learn how to set up a basic Samba server
- Get the details you need to know for working with Sambas smb.conf configuration file.Many Linux projects have turned the tides of the computing industry. Among them are the Beowulf clustering project, Apache, “Big Blue” support, Linux Care, and Red Hat Linux. However, one project took those tides and forced them...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows NT, information technology, server, Jack Wallen, Jr., SAMBA Server, Samba, Linux, Microsoft Windows, small and medium business
- Technical articles 2000-02-16
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