Well, that is no wonder since smbfs (which smbmount belongs to) and samba
are two different things. One is a server and the other is a network file
system (and belongs to the kernel). smbmount is merely a helper program to
tell the kernel what to do, like ncpmount for Novell Networks.
Schlomo
On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I'm sure alot of people must have laughed when I wrote in my last
> message that all I have to do is figure out how to let the LINUX box
> see WIN98. I haven't opened my mail yet this morning but I'm sure some
> one is going to write me about SMBMOUNT. OK - I found SMBMOUNT myself
> and it's really great. As I wrote before, once you get it set-up, LINUX
> is definately better than Windows. As I write this message, I'm
> copying my WIN98 files to a CD-RW for backup and it works perfectly.
>
> But it's a shame the documentation is so cryptic. SMBMOUNT isn't
> mentioned or even hinted at in the SAMBA Faq or man SAMBA. Only by
> plowing through all the documentation (and there's alot !!!!!) in
> /usr/doc/samba, I finally found what I was looking for.
>
> I repeat my previous **complaint**. As good as this all is, the average
> man in the street will not spend the time or energy to get all this set
> up if the installation is not easy and the docs are not clear enough.
>
>
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> Date: 24-Mar-2000 Time: 06:52:22
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