[Samba] Read from Windows question

[Michael Wood]

On 1 June 2010 21:47,  <tms3 at 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)

-- 
Michael Wood <esiotrot at gmail.com>