UNC paths

[Jacques Carriere]

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

[Court Campbell]

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.

[Jacques Carriere]

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

[Yogeeraj_1]

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

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[Jacques Carriere]

Do I need to use samba?

[Court Campbell]

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

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

[Alzhy]

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.