[Samba] Set up Samba client to backup Windows XP home edition files

[Adam Williams]

it would probably be easier to use smbtar.

rocky Ou wrote:
> Hey,
>
> It seems that samba client could be used to back up Windows files. Am
> I right?
>
> To achieve this, I apt-get installed samba and set up it accordingly.
> Below is my smb.conf file
> /*==============Begin=============*/
> [global]
>        workgroup = HWWKM
>        os level = 65
>        preferred master = Yes
>        domain master = Yes
>        wins support = Yes
>
> [KMOfficeShare]
>        comment = For backup
>        path = /home/samba
>        read only = No
> /*========End===============*/
> >From my Windows XP home edition's Network Neighborhood I can see
> KMOfficeShare folder and can create file in it.
>
> At my Windows XP home edition machine, I have set WINS server IP to
> samba server IP and changed the workgroup to HWWKM for Windows
> machine.
>
> The smbclient -L gives me the below output:
> /*============Smbclient Begin==================*/
> hww-debian1:/etc/samba# smbclient -L localhost
> Enter root's password:
> Domain=[HWW-DEBIAN1] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5]
>
>        Sharename       Type      Comment
>        ---------       ----      -------
>        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba 3.2.5)
>        KMOfficeShare   Disk      For backup
> Domain=[HWW-DEBIAN1] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5]
>
>        Server               Comment
>        ---------            -------
>
>        Workgroup            Master
>        ---------            -------
>        HWWKM                HWW-DEBIAN1
> /*============Smbclient end==================*/
> The Windows XP machine (named hww-laptop) is not listed at all.
>
> I'm runing Debian Lenny with Samba 3.2.5 installed. Can any of you
> tell me what I need to do to be able to use smbclient to access the
> Windows XP files and do the back up please? I really appreciate your
> help.
>
> Blessings,
> Rocky
>