How to access Windows directory in UNIX

[yuroy]

Hi All,
How do I setup UNIX (Solaris) such that I will be able to access a Windows 2000 directory? I know Samba is for accessing UNIX from Windows, is there a similar tool for accessing the other way around?

Thanks in advance.
Roy

 

[daFranze]

afaik there are NFS Services for Windows, I think they have a NFS Server, too.

Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[yuroy]

Hi,
I was able to set this up now. I installed Windows Service for Unix on the Windows machine and setup the directory with NFS Sharing.

thanks for the help.
roy

 

[daFranze]

thanks for the feedback, next time somebody asks I can write "there is" instead of "I think"...

Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[dUbbsNIX]

SAMBA 3.00 supports it the other way round as well.

 

[dUbbsNIX]

NFS is not as secure as SAMBA and should be avoided if possible.

 

[yuroy]

yeah, NFS doesn't seem very secure. I'll have a look at SAMBA and set it up.
thanks all for the help.

 

[raygg]

can samba be obtained for free?

 

[dUbbsNIX]

Yes, it comes bundled with Solaris 8 and 9, but best to keep with the latest.

http://www.samba.org

 

[billbose]

SAMABA is ideal for this operation.