topic Re: UNC paths in Operating System - HP-UX

UNC paths

Jacques Carriere — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:32:28 GMT

What is the correct syntax to map unix mount point on a Windows work station.
server name: tuxtst02
mount point : ccm_test

Re: UNC paths

Court Campbell — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:43:35 GMT

if you are not running HP CIFS or samba on the HP-UX server then you cannot do this. But the UNC path would be

\\tuxtst02\ccm_test

If you have the server setup correctly.

Re: UNC paths

Jacques Carriere — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:46:01 GMT

samba must be installed and the mount point exported. correct?

Re: UNC paths

Yogeeraj_1 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:59:49 GMT

hi Jacques,

CIFS/SAMBA should be installed on the Unix host and configured accordingly. It is not an NFS export.

read the docs

kind regards
yogeeraj

Re: UNC paths

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:03:30 GMT

Shalom,

samba does not export like NFS does.

You set up shares in the smb.conf file

There are good examples near the bottom of the smb.conf file so you can pick the one you want, copy, paste and uncomment to meet your needs.

SEP

Re: UNC paths

Jacques Carriere — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:07:52 GMT

Do I need to use samba?

Re: UNC paths

Court Campbell — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:13:36 GMT

Install HP CIFS. It is based on samba. You should probably start here:

http://docs.hp.com/en/B8725-90103/index.html

Re: UNC paths

Alzhy — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:48:48 GMT

Correct Syntax (assuming you want CMD/DOS command line) is:

NET USE Z: \\tuxtst02\ccm_test

That will "map" the UNC \\tuxtst02\ccm_test to your Windows Workstation's Drive Z:

Otherwise, you probly know this already.. do your usual MAP a Drive procedure in Windows File Explorer, etc.

Note that you will need to set up a UNIX sharing software first on your UNIX server end. Most popular of course is SAMBA which HP supplies free and is fully supported on HP-UX 11.11 upwards and should already be installed. HP However calls it the "HP CIFS Server" product.

Set up is easy .. specially if you're Windows Network and LAN/Manager literate. On the UNIX end, add in:

/etc/services:
swat 901/tcp # SAMBA Web-based Admin Tool

/etc/inetd.conf:
swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /opt/samba/bin/swat swat

Then on any PC on your LAN, connect to http://name_of_your_SAMBA_server:901 to launch the SAMBA Admin Tool. Access is your root/rootpass of the SAMBA Unix Host.

Set up Samba and your shares, start it and you're good to go. Do read the excellent documentation and examples in SWAT.

Enjoy.