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+ | ====== Mounting Linux (Ubuntu) Shares in Windows (7) ====== | ||
+ | Allowing a directory in Linux to be accessible in Windows. Let's assume the Linux box is called ulin1 | ||
+ | ===== Initial steps ===== | ||
+ | * First choose the Linux Directory to mount. In this case it is /xyvol/ | ||
+ | * Change the file permissions on this volume to be 770 and group to be root:<your user id> | ||
+ | ===== Config file changes ===== | ||
+ | Typically the Samba config file is at: /etc/samba/smb.conf\\ | ||
+ | Add a section at the end as follows: | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | [mycow] | ||
+ | comment = XY File share to Windows | ||
+ | path = /xyvol | ||
+ | writeable = Yes | ||
+ | </code> | ||
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+ | Where mycow is the share | ||
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+ | ===== Connecting ===== | ||
+ | Now in Windows just point file explorer to \\ulin1\mycow and enter your (linux non root user) user-id and password. Now I don't remember if I had previously setup the samba password or not. If it does not work see if running smbpasswd helps | ||
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+ | ===== Other considerations ===== | ||
+ | * smbstatus - gives you status of your connections | ||
+ | * On Windows, "net use * /d" will allow you to disconnect the connected samba share (ref: search for "Windows disconnect from Samba share" in ubuntuforums) | ||
+ | * Use the /var/log/samba for log files that will point you to any issues with Samba connection | ||
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