Forwarded message: > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 9 18:24:25 1999 > From: Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Network Neighborhood > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H. Peter Anvin) > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 18:24:14 -0800 (PST) > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alvin Oga), [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> from "H. Peter Anvin" at Nov 9, 99 >05:46:24 pm > Content-Type: text > > > hi anders > > In order for linux to see the windows shares... it had to be > "exported by the windows"..( don't ask me how...donno ).. > but I do know there is some tweeking sometimes... > > once smbmount can see the shares on the windows boxes... > > linux can easily see all directorys and shares on the NT... > > > for the NT to see the exported stuff on the NT as network mapped > drives... linux needs to export it to the NT or wherever.. > > Please post your proposed config if you want more specific info > > > http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Amd_AutoFS/autofs-HOWTO.html > > http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Amd_AutoFS/autofs_Email_Archive > ( email archive of the list) > - no easy way to read/search the past emails yet... > > archive options... > - make a real archive and searchable.... > - give you a temporary account to run elm local to that 2Mb file > > thanx > alvin > > > Anders Melchiorsen wrote: > > > > > > Hi, I have just subscribed to this list but I post straight away since > > > I am in a bit of a hurry - and I was unable to find a mail archive to > > > get up to speed on the list. Sorry if I am an annoyance :). > > > > > > I have to find a medium-sized project (that is, half time work for a > > > couple of months) to do in University. I want to do something that I > > > can benefit from personally, and so I thought about an automounter for > > > Windows shares. (I live in a dorm with lots of Windows machines > > > sharing things through SMB). > > > > > > As far as I can tell, autofs does support smbmount, but only on a per > > > share basis; you need to specify a mount rule for each share on each > > > server. What I want is dynamic browsing capabilities like Windows > > > offers. > > > > > > I think the main problem is that the virtual file system needs two > > > levels, the first with the servers and the second with shares on each > > > server. > > > > > > Is autofs able to do this, perhaps with a few scripts hacked together? > > > Would it be hard to expand autofs in this direction? Is there some > > > reason it cannot be done? If it is not currently possible in autofs, > > > would one be able to do it with amd (I understand that amd is a bit > > > more powerful, at the cost of being vastly more complex)? > > > > > > > It should be doable by using an autofs nested mount on the first level > > and a program mount on the second level. Shouldn't be too difficult. > > > > -hpa > > > > -- > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at work, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in private! > > "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." > > >
