Where are SMB shares mounted?

ThinkOpen · #1 18th June 2007, 04:42 PM

When I use GNOME to "Connect to a Server" and then connect to a SMB share, is that share mounted on the local file system? If so, where?

tashirosgt · #2 9th July 2007, 09:02 PM

I wonder if they show up in /etc/mtab after your connect.

markdjones82 · #3 9th July 2007, 09:32 PM

I actually had a question related to this as well if you don't mind me asking in your thread.

I added the name of our home workgroup at home, but when i try to connect to a computer it asks for username and password. I put in the default one I have setup, but it doesn't connect. Any help?

Amorphous_Snake · #4 9th July 2007, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by markdjones82

I actually had a question related to this as well if you don't mind me asking in your thread.

I added the name of our home workgroup at home, but when i try to connect to a computer it asks for username and password. I put in the default one I have setup, but it doesn't connect. Any help?

Have you tried (under root)

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smbpasswd -a username

You replace username with any thing you want, and then type the password of your choice. When you try to connect from a Windows machine and get asked about the username and password, type those you chose.

This works for me under Ubuntu. I don't know if it will work in Fedora.

Amorphous_Snake · #5 9th July 2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ThinkOpen

When I use GNOME to "Connect to a Server" and then connect to a SMB share, is that share mounted on the local file system? If so, where?

As far as I know, when you "Connect to a server" you don't actually "mount" the Samba share.

To mount it, either you do it manually (I don't know how) or use SMB4K or pyneighborhood for a GUI.

markdjones82 · #6 10th July 2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Amorphous_Snake

Have you tried (under root)

You replace username with any thing you want, and then type the password of your choice. When you try to connect from a Windows machine and get asked about the username and password, type those you chose.

This works for me under Ubuntu. I don't know if it will work in Fedora.

I just realized i didn't type my question very well. I am actually trying to connect to one of my other windows computers. I believe I had joined the workgroup, but i'm not 100% sure. I just put the name of the workgroup in the smb.conf, that should work correctly right? Anyway, i tried to connect to my windows computer and it asked for username and pass. Is that what you are referring to?

Amorphous_Snake · #7 10th July 2007, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by markdjones82

I just realized i didn't type my question very well. I am actually trying to connect to one of my other windows computers. I believe I had joined the workgroup, but i'm not 100% sure. I just put the name of the workgroup in the smb.conf, that should work correctly right? Anyway, i tried to connect to my windows computer and it asked for username and pass. Is that what you are referring to?

This applies when you try to access your shared folders on the Linux box from the Windows box.

markdjones82 · #8 10th July 2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Amorphous_Snake

This applies when you try to access your shared folders on the Linux box from the Windows box.

Ah ok, I am trying to go the other way around! Is there tutorial on how to join the workgroup or a way to tell if you have actually joined the workgroup properly?

Amorphous_Snake · #9 10th July 2007, 08:29 PM

Look around in Google and also on Ubuntu Forums (that's where I come from!).

So basically, Linux is asking you for a password when you try to access a Windows share? Did you try typing the username and password of the Windows user?

Usually, I don't have to setup anything on Windows as I don't choose a username or password at all. On Linux, I do the "Smbpasswd" command, install samba client and server. Make sure that it starts when the system starts and then share the folders I want to be shared.

That's as far as I know.

We need someone's else opinion.

shadowwyvern · #10 10th July 2007, 09:09 PM

When i connect to windows shares (granted these were served up by a fedora samba server), there is no need to join the workgroup. You plug all the information into the Connect to Server dialog and that is the end of it.

I would also like to know the answer to your original question: where (if anywhere) does gnome mount these connections?

Hope that was helpful.

markdjones82 · #11 10th July 2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by shadowwyvern

When i connect to windows shares (granted these were served up by a fedora samba server), there is no need to join the workgroup. You plug all the information into the Connect to Server dialog and that is the end of it.

I would also like to know the answer to your original question: where (if anywhere) does gnome mount these connections?

Hope that was helpful.

Well, this is on a home network, so I don't really have a share or server per say. So I can't just connect to them I don't think without being on a workgroup. I guess I can try smb://computername ?

Also, yes it asks me for a username and pass when i tried to browse to my windows laptop from my Fedora box. I tried my windows username and pass. I'll do some more tinkering and post up what I figure out on my home network.