Questions tagged [cifs]
SMB / CIFS is a network protocol that allows sharing of files across a network of nodes. The protocol is based on a design where the customer requests it sends packets to the server, the server in turn sends response packets to the client.
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CIFS share via LDAP + SSL
I have NAS drive which is bound to an Open Directory LDAP server for authentication with SSL enabled. The NAS allows for CIFS shares to be accessed via LDAP authentication. (in this case the NAS is a ...
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Best practice with previous versions / shadow copy (CIFS storage)?
Currently I'm using previous versions (i.e. shadow copies) as backup for a network share.
I need to solve a problem with restoring:
when restoring a file only the owner can use previous versions....
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How can I share `c:\program files`?
actually, it is c:\Program Files (x86)\Vim. I want to store my vim configs into this folder and broadcast it on lan. I've given Everyone read access and Administrator read/write/delete(or whatever ...
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CIFS only share owner may delete files in share root
gI was installing myself samba on a minimalist fork of ubuntu (linux-lite).
At first I installed it without any user managment, and only a guest account, here is my smb.conf
[global]
workgroup=...
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Permission denied while mounting samba cifs share on linux
I have a samba server set up on a Linux computer that uses winbind on an AD domain. Everything seems to be working but I haven't been able to mount a samba share on another machine. Right now, I would ...
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How to implement delay in serving network request in windows environment? [duplicate]
I have read this similar question but did not find an appropriate reply, hence I am posting this question.
I have a scenario where my Windows client is an anti-virus server. To reproduce a bug, I ...
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Persistent Samba Share
There are hundreds of entries for this - and as far as I can tell I am doing it right.
But it is not working...
I run a latest Raspbian (Debian Wheezy) Distribution on a Raspberry Pi. I have ...
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Locking file on samba to prevent edit conflict?
I am trying to setup a samba server following these:
Advanced Disk Shares
Samba-HOWTO-Collection
The idea is to only allow one account, one collection opening a file at once.
If another ...
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SMB share fstab entry won't mount but same options with 'mount' command will mount
I'm running into some problems when mounting my SMB share using the /etc/fstab file.
Mounting the share with the mount command works just fine:
mount -t cifs //hostname/dir /mnt/dir -o user=...
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Linux Copy Files in Mount Location Very Slow
In RHEL 5.5 Linux, I have a Folder //ELG which is a Mount location on shared Directory //AMC [ type cifs (rw,mand)]
Inside //ELG/X1/SMART001 there are 3 files of 200 MB size
//ELG/X1/SMART001/A1.odf ...
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prevent chown/chmod access denied errors with cifs mount
I have a user directory mounted to ubuntu 12.04 with cifs. /etc/fstab contains a line;
//cb/share /home/cb cifs user=ubuntu,password=abc123,uid=cb,gid=users 0 0
The share mounts and works fine ...
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Automatic remount cifs/SMB after short network interruption
A Windowsserver provides a network directory called data via CIFS/SMB protocol. The data folder is mounted on a Linux client with password and user authentification.
Sometimes the drive gets ...
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CIFS mount issue over IPsec VPN
I'm trying to connect a client running Ubuntu 13.04 to a network share hosted by a file server which has recently been upgraded from Windows Server 2003 to 2012.
Currently I am able to mount the ...
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How to Share Windows 8 files with Ubuntu Server 12.10
On my network I have a Windows 8 laptop and a Ubuntu Server running 12.10. I can connect to a Ubuntu file share from my Windows 8 laptop with out any issues.
Question: How would I connect & mount ...
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Can I install a different Samba client on OSX Lion?
Right now I am using the standard OSX Lion Samba Client to connect to my Windows 2008 Samba Shares. Is there an alternative client to the one that ships with OSX Lion? I am experiencing software ...
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