[oclug]Question on samba or maybe nfs?

Brenda J. Butler bjb at istop.com
Thu Jan 30 08:52:17 EST 2003


I sent this a couple of days ago, but it didn't get through.
Here it is again:


On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 01:21:53PM -0500, Shawn Barnes wrote:
> Now users with Linux workstations have to use the smbmount
> command....and of course this is causing some grumbling (doing my best
> to push Linux, but the thought of typing commands and not just clicking
> is too much for some users :)

I'm not really sure how feasible this is, but here's a low-tech idea:

Make an icon for their desktop called "map drive" and have it
execute the smbmount command.

It's easy for you, and gives your windows users a "warm fuzzy"
feeling.

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