it would probably be easier to use smbtar. rocky Ou wrote:
Hey,It seems that samba client could be used to back up Windows files. Am I right? To achieve this, I apt-get installed samba and set up it accordingly. Below is my smb.conf file /*==============Begin=============*/ [global] workgroup = HWWKM os level = 65 preferred master = Yes domain master = Yes wins support = Yes [KMOfficeShare] comment = For backup path = /home/samba read only = No /*========End===============*/ >From my Windows XP home edition's Network Neighborhood I can see KMOfficeShare folder and can create file in it. At my Windows XP home edition machine, I have set WINS server IP to samba server IP and changed the workgroup to HWWKM for Windows machine. The smbclient -L gives me the below output: /*============Smbclient Begin==================*/ hww-debian1:/etc/samba# smbclient -L localhost Enter root's password: Domain=[HWW-DEBIAN1] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.2.5) KMOfficeShare Disk For backup Domain=[HWW-DEBIAN1] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5] Server Comment --------- ------- Workgroup Master --------- ------- HWWKM HWW-DEBIAN1 /*============Smbclient end==================*/ The Windows XP machine (named hww-laptop) is not listed at all. I'm runing Debian Lenny with Samba 3.2.5 installed. Can any of you tell me what I need to do to be able to use smbclient to access the Windows XP files and do the back up please? I really appreciate your help. Blessings, Rocky
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