Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe
Ah, yes - we used in AIX6.1 :) It was the older AIX5.x environments it wasn't there... -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Gregor Scott Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 3:54 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe AIX 6.1 does have it built in. I think 5.2 ML12 might also include the ability to mount CIFS shares -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Hona, David Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 10:39 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe Last time I checked, AIX has no native built-in capabilities to mount CIFS/Windows shares. 1. Samba/AIX port - open source If you wish to load the Samba port to AIX, you can use smbclient to perform an sftp/ftp like connection that'll mount the share temporarily - then you can get/put the file(s), etc. 2. FastConnect - IBM supported If you use IBM's FastConnect for AIX - you have to mount the share as a filesystem first - as smbclient is not supported unfortunately. Both solutions - of course - require a Windows account to connect to the Windows server and it must have sufficient rights on that share/filesystem to write/read/delete files, etc. Having a Windows share mounted all the time can be a security risk - especially if using generic Windows accounts with too much rights. Cheers, David -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Parks, Boyd Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 5:43 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe I simply want to write a filename to a Windoz server from an IBM box running AIX. What is the simplest method? I would like to avoid ftp. Been there, done that! Thanks! Boyd Boyd Parks MDIV ERA Programmer/Analyst 770.237.7541 770.975.3303 (cell) 770.237.6541 (fax) McKesson Business Performance Services www.mckesson.comhttp://www.mckesson.com ** IMPORTANT MESSAGE * This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, this email does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ABN 48 123 123 124) or its subsidiaries. We can be contacted through our web site: commbank.com.au. If you no longer wish to receive commercial electronic messages from us, please reply to this e-mail by typing Unsubscribe in the subject line. ** ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- Message protected by DealerGuard: e-mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content filtering. http://www.pentanasolutions.com Click here to report this message as spam: https://login.mailguard.com.au/report/1HxsMXL8TR/2RPtkBcfWCsuqIZuZ7iELX/0.2 This email and any attachments to it are confidential. You must not use, disclose or act on the email if you are not the intended recipient. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ** IMPORTANT MESSAGE * This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, this email does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ABN 48 123 123 124) or its subsidiaries. We can be contacted through our web site: commbank.com.au. If you no longer wish to receive commercial electronic messages from us, please reply to this e-mail by typing Unsubscribe in the subject line. ** ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe
You need a mount point do you not still for Unix to even *see* Windows servers ? -Original Message- From: Parks, Boyd boyd.pa...@mckesson.com To: u2-users u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 12:43 pm Subject: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe I simply want to write a filename to a Windoz server from an IBM box running AIX. What is the simplest method? I would like to avoid ftp. Been there, done that! Thanks! Boyd Boyd Parks MDIV ERA Programmer/Analyst 770.237.7541 770.975.3303 (cell) 770.237.6541 (fax) McKesson Business Performance Services www.mckesson.comhttp://www.mckesson.com The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this document is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting the material from any computer. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe
We use the following to mount a windows share: mount -t cifs -o username=windowsusername //192.168.0.0/Websites/Data /mnt/cmexml Not sure if -t cifs works on AIX you might need to the old format -t smbs First create the mount point on AIX run as root, then enter the windows password for the user windowsusername Now you can cd /mnt/cmexml and touch filename George -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Wjhonson Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 3:49 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe You need a mount point do you not still for Unix to even *see* Windows servers ? -Original Message- From: Parks, Boyd boyd.pa...@mckesson.com To: u2-users u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 12:43 pm Subject: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe I simply want to write a filename to a Windoz server from an IBM box running AIX. What is the simplest method? I would like to avoid ftp. Been there, done that! Thanks! Boyd Boyd Parks MDIV ERA Programmer/Analyst 770.237.7541 770.975.3303 (cell) 770.237.6541 (fax) McKesson Business Performance Services www.mckesson.comhttp://www.mckesson.com The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this document is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting the material from any computer. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe
If it is a permanent thing then you would probably want to use a cifs mount to the windows server. If it is not a local mount or temporary situation then ftp is probably your best bet. Dan -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Parks, Boyd Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 3:43 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe I simply want to write a filename to a Windoz server from an IBM box running AIX. What is the simplest method? I would like to avoid ftp. Been there, done that! Thanks! Boyd Boyd Parks MDIV ERA Programmer/Analyst 770.237.7541 770.975.3303 (cell) 770.237.6541 (fax) McKesson Business Performance Services www.mckesson.comhttp://www.mckesson.com The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this document is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting the material from any computer. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe
Last time I checked, AIX has no native built-in capabilities to mount CIFS/Windows shares. 1. Samba/AIX port - open source If you wish to load the Samba port to AIX, you can use smbclient to perform an sftp/ftp like connection that'll mount the share temporarily - then you can get/put the file(s), etc. 2. FastConnect - IBM supported If you use IBM's FastConnect for AIX - you have to mount the share as a filesystem first - as smbclient is not supported unfortunately. Both solutions - of course - require a Windows account to connect to the Windows server and it must have sufficient rights on that share/filesystem to write/read/delete files, etc. Having a Windows share mounted all the time can be a security risk - especially if using generic Windows accounts with too much rights. Cheers, David -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Parks, Boyd Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 5:43 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe I simply want to write a filename to a Windoz server from an IBM box running AIX. What is the simplest method? I would like to avoid ftp. Been there, done that! Thanks! Boyd Boyd Parks MDIV ERA Programmer/Analyst 770.237.7541 770.975.3303 (cell) 770.237.6541 (fax) McKesson Business Performance Services www.mckesson.comhttp://www.mckesson.com ** IMPORTANT MESSAGE * This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, this email does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ABN 48 123 123 124) or its subsidiaries. We can be contacted through our web site: commbank.com.au. If you no longer wish to receive commercial electronic messages from us, please reply to this e-mail by typing Unsubscribe in the subject line. ** ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe
We use smbclient, scripted as though we were doing ftp's. DO.SMB: FTP.REC=lcd :LOCALDIR FTP.REC-1=cd :REMOTEDIR FTP.REC-1=put :FILE FTP.REC-1=quit WRITE FTP.REC ON HOME.F, FTP.SCRIPT PRINT SMBing to :ADDRESS E=!smbclient :ADDRESS: :PASSWORD: -U :USER: ~/FTP.SCRIPT PRINT E EXECUTE E RETURN It's available from IBM on one of the AIX DVD's, just not supported. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix_samba/ -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Hona, David Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 5:39 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe Last time I checked, AIX has no native built-in capabilities to mount CIFS/Windows shares. 1. Samba/AIX port - open source If you wish to load the Samba port to AIX, you can use smbclient to perform an sftp/ftp like connection that'll mount the share temporarily - then you can get/put the file(s), etc. 2. FastConnect - IBM supported If you use IBM's FastConnect for AIX - you have to mount the share as a filesystem first - as smbclient is not supported unfortunately. Both solutions - of course - require a Windows account to connect to the Windows server and it must have sufficient rights on that share/filesystem to write/read/delete files, etc. Having a Windows share mounted all the time can be a security risk - especially if using generic Windows accounts with too much rights. Cheers, David -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Parks, Boyd Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 5:43 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe I simply want to write a filename to a Windoz server from an IBM box running AIX. What is the simplest method? I would like to avoid ftp. Been there, done that! Thanks! Boyd Boyd Parks MDIV ERA Programmer/Analyst 770.237.7541 770.975.3303 (cell) 770.237.6541 (fax) McKesson Business Performance Services www.mckesson.comhttp://www.mckesson.com ** IMPORTANT MESSAGE * This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, this email does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ABN 48 123 123 124) or its subsidiaries. We can be contacted through our web site: commbank.com.au. If you no longer wish to receive commercial electronic messages from us, please reply to this e-mail by typing Unsubscribe in the subject line. ** ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users - IMPORTANT NOTICE: This message is intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential, privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe
AIX 6.1 does have it built in. I think 5.2 ML12 might also include the ability to mount CIFS shares -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Hona, David Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 10:39 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe Last time I checked, AIX has no native built-in capabilities to mount CIFS/Windows shares. 1. Samba/AIX port - open source If you wish to load the Samba port to AIX, you can use smbclient to perform an sftp/ftp like connection that'll mount the share temporarily - then you can get/put the file(s), etc. 2. FastConnect - IBM supported If you use IBM's FastConnect for AIX - you have to mount the share as a filesystem first - as smbclient is not supported unfortunately. Both solutions - of course - require a Windows account to connect to the Windows server and it must have sufficient rights on that share/filesystem to write/read/delete files, etc. Having a Windows share mounted all the time can be a security risk - especially if using generic Windows accounts with too much rights. Cheers, David -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Parks, Boyd Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 5:43 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Writing to a Windoz box from Universe I simply want to write a filename to a Windoz server from an IBM box running AIX. What is the simplest method? I would like to avoid ftp. Been there, done that! Thanks! Boyd Boyd Parks MDIV ERA Programmer/Analyst 770.237.7541 770.975.3303 (cell) 770.237.6541 (fax) McKesson Business Performance Services www.mckesson.comhttp://www.mckesson.com ** IMPORTANT MESSAGE * This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, this email does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ABN 48 123 123 124) or its subsidiaries. We can be contacted through our web site: commbank.com.au. If you no longer wish to receive commercial electronic messages from us, please reply to this e-mail by typing Unsubscribe in the subject line. ** ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- Message protected by DealerGuard: e-mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content filtering. http://www.pentanasolutions.com Click here to report this message as spam: https://login.mailguard.com.au/report/1HxsMXL8TR/2RPtkBcfWCsuqIZuZ7iELX/0.2 This email and any attachments to it are confidential. You must not use, disclose or act on the email if you are not the intended recipient. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
