are robert and guest valid users on the windows system, with write access to the shared directories?
what happens if you include rw in the -o parameter (read/write, although i think it is supposed to be the default) On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:19:20 +1200 "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > passwords set up correctly? > > Same user names and passwords on both > encrypt passwords = yes > > > how are you mounting the windows boxes? as what user? > > * mount -t smbfs -o username=robert,password=xxxxxx > > //servername/foldername /home/robert/foldername/ or > > * mount -t smbfs -o username=guest > //servername/foldername > /home/robert/foldername/ > > (either way works to give read access) > > On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:30:46 +1200 > "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Last time I asked this question I got no replies but I am not giving up. > > > > We have, at home, several Windows boxes with shared folders which we can > > read and write to from other Windows boxes. > > > > I can also read and write to my Samba shares on my Linux boxes from the > > Windows boxes. > > > > My problem is that I do not have the ability to write to the Windows > shares > > from my Linux boxes using smbfs (read access is fine) > > > > All ideas will be gratefully accepted (I am sure this must be something > > simple I have missed). > > > > TIA, Rob > > > > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
