topic Re: directory connection in Operating System - HP-UX

directory connection

hangyu — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 02:16:34 GMT

I want to mount the unix to windows server with "nfs" , I tried the below script , it is not work and have the below error
mount smb -o username="domain/user",password="password" //ip_address/dir /dir -t nfs

error:
mount: directory to mount not in host:dir format

but if I erase the word "-t nfs" -- >
mount smb -o username="domain/user",password="password" //ip_address/dir /dir , it is work , can suggest how can I use "nfs" to connect ? thx

Re: directory connection

Muthukumar_5 — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 03:01:54 GMT

Try with -t smbfs.

Refer this manual,
http://coewww.rutgers.edu/www1/linuxclass2003/lessons/lecture6.html

hth.

Re: directory connection

hangyu — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 04:00:16 GMT

thx reply ,

it work fine to use smbfs but if I want to use "nfs" , could suggest what can I do ? thx

Re: directory connection

Martin Brachtl — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:52:53 GMT

man mount_nfs

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60103/mount_nfs.1M.html

Re: directory connection

Kasper Hedensted — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:59:27 GMT

If you want to mount a directory from Windows to Unix with NFS, then you need a NFS server on your Windows box.