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From: tms3 on 1 Jun 2010 15:50




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>
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> I've used Samba to enable windows users to connect to an AIX server
> and
> use available space to put and keep files. My question is can Samba
> go
> the other way - enable someone on AIX to read a windows directory to
> obtain a file.
>
Maybe. "man mount" and see if it has a smbfs protocol. You can also
use smbclient.

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From: Michael Wood on 1 Jun 2010 16:40
On 1 June 2010 21:47, <tms3(a)tms3.com> wrote:
>>
>> I've used Samba to enable windows users to connect to an AIX server and
>> use available space to put and keep files.  My question is can Samba go
>> the other way - enable someone on AIX to read a windows directory to
>> obtain a file.
>>
> Maybe.  "man mount" and see if it has a smbfs protocol.  You can also use
> smbclient.

Yes, smbclient (which gives you a command line interface similar to
FTP) or you could mount a Windows share. Try:

http://www.google.com/search?q=aix+cifs_fs

or similar. (e.g. smb or cifs)

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