topic Re: Filesystem - SMBFS in Operating System - HP-UX

Filesystem - SMBFS

sudhapage — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:26:28 GMT

Dear all,

Is there any way to mount windows folder(or)partition to unix.

Using samba we can mount our unix filesystem to windows, but we can mount windows filesystem to unix using samba? or anyother alternate way is there?

I have found Diskshare software, but before that I would like to confirm whether it'
possible without using that diskshare software?

I have to do this task in hpux server as well as solaris server.

Regards,
Sudhakaran.K

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Dennis Handly — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:55:26 GMT

I think you also use samba:
1) smbclient for a ftp like interface
2) CIFS client using cifsmount to mount it

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Luk Vandenbussche — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:52:09 GMT

Check if the samba / cifs client is installed

http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B8724AA

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Wim Rombauts — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:15:36 GMT

You can certainly do that with the CIFS-Client product. It is part of the Samba bundle, I think, but it is a separate product that can be installed separately.
Try "swlist -l product | grep -i cifs"

If you have CIFS-Client installed (and running !) you can use commands like cifsmount, cifslogin, ...

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Court Campbell — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:37:27 GMT

I usually just load cygwin on the windows servers. I am not a big fan of MS SFU.

http://www.csparks.com/CygwinNFS/index.xhtml

It has all the info for the install and the setup.

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Court Campbell — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:43:40 GMT

Sorry, I just realized that answer was off course. You can use cifsmount as suggested above.

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:50:32 GMT

Shalom,

smbclient functions just like the one in Linux (same source code)

This will permit you to connect and test on windows shares. Its a lot like command line ftp and can be used in scripted procedures.

/usr/bin/cifsmount

is the way to handle mounting in HP-UX

SEP

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Gavin Clarke — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:52:06 GMT

I'm sure a search of the forums will provide lots of information.

Try these commands.

mount -t smbfs ///

/usr/bin/cifsmount "//winserver/winshare" /mountpoint -U winuser -P winpassword -I winIP (or hostname)

Also have a look in /opt/samba, I'm under the impression that cifs (HP's samba) is already there from 11.11 upwards, although I may well be wrong.

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:52:28 GMT

Shalom,

Realized my incomplete answer

There is not anything native in HP-UX to permit mounting of windows(samba/cifs) shares. Additional software must be installed. Its now available at install time on the Core OS DVD.

There are security problems however and the lates CIFS/9000 client and server(optional to this question) should be installed to connect to or mount windows shares.

http://software.hp.com
search for CIFS/9000

SEP

Re: Filesystem - SMBFS

Gavin Clarke — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:59:23 GMT

Thanks SEP, install time was a long time ago.