On Wed, 2009-04-15 at 08:59 +0100, Cornelius Mostert wrote: > > From: Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> > > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] commands to navigate a windows network for a > > script > > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > > Message-ID: <49e4b131.1020...@esdelle.co.uk> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > doug livesey wrote: > >> Hi -- I have set up a database server at work that I currently run > >> backups on myself, but wish to put this into a cron job. > >> One of the things I would like to do is to have that backup take > >> place, then to have it copied over to our work's windows network, > >> where it can be caught in our nightly backup to tape. > >> Could anyone offer me some pointers as to how I should write this > >> script, particularly with reference to how I get on to & navigate the > >> windows network? > >> Thanks, > >> Doug. > > Presumably you'd want your backup script to copy the data to the Windows > > machine with the tape drive on it? > > > > What you'll need to do is mount a share on the Window server. If you > > install the smbfs package you'll be able to use either smbmount or mount > > with the type cifs or smbfs (although IIRC smbfs is being replaced by cifs). > > > > I normally do this when backing up machines using Partimage on the > > System Rescue CD. > > > > I'd enter a command such as... > > > > sudo mount -t cifs -o username=myusername,password=mypassword > > //server/share /mnt/mountpoint > > > > Where myusername is the username of the user who is connecting to the > > share, mypassword is the users password, you can also store the password > > in a password file. If it was me I'd create a basic user with limited > > access to just the one share and nothing else, that way if the password > > was compromised then it should in theory limit the access that that > > particular user can access. I believe you can also specify a domain too > > using domain=mydomain. > > > > //server/share is the address of the server and the share name, this can > > also be an ip address for instance //192.168.0.1/myshare > > > > Note the slashes are forward slashes rather than backslashes but still > > are double slashes (//). > > > > Finally /mnt/mountpoint points to a mount point on the Linux box running > > the script. > > > > To unmount the share just use sudo umount /mnt/mountpoint > > > > If you're always going to use the same share you could also put the > > details in fstab which should then resolve the need to mount the share > > as root (using sudo). > > > > You can find plenty of information too in the smbmount man page (man > > smbmount) after you have installed the smbfs package. > > > > Basically once the share is mounted on the Linux filesystem then it > > should work pretty much like any other file or directory although > > anything you store in there will be owned by the user you used to mount > > the share. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Rob > __________________________________________________________ > > I have a Linux box at work (shsssss, don't tell anyone!!) and had to > navigate the Windows domain to get to the normal shares... > I used FSTab file in /etc to map these drives for me automatically. Steps I > did: > 1. Create a Map dir on linux like /home/MyWinShare1 > 2. Create a "Password"/Credentials file that is only allowed to be > read by root lets say in /etc with content > username=MyDomainUserName password=MyWinPass > 3. Add entry in FSTab file: > //ServerName/ShareDir /home/MyWinShare1 smbfs > credentials=/etc/MyPasswords,workgroup=MyWinDomain,rw 0 0 > 4. run sudo mount -a to immediately remount mount the fstab entries, > thisway you will also not any mistakes you made, if all goes ok you > will have a mounted WinSahre else fix the errors and try again. > > The reason for the Password file is to make it more secure (not allow > others to change or read the file, Just remember to change your > password once your Domain Password changes (ours change once every > month) >
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