====== Samba ====== Samba is used on campus to mount your home directory as a network drive. You can then drag/drop files in Windows. ===== Connecting with Windows ===== - Double-click desktop icon "My Computer" - Tools -> Map Network Drive... - Folder: \\samba\homes - When prompted, enter your username/password * This is only available while on the UND Aerospace Campus. ===== Connecting with Linux ===== - Use su - or sudo -s to switch to the root user. - Create a directory to use as a mount point, such as /mnt/aerohome - Execute mount -t smbfs //samba.aero.und.edu/ldapuser -o username=ldapuser,uid=localuser,gid=localgroup * You will be prompted for a password. This is your usual aerospace account password. * ldapuser in the above should be your usual Aerospace username. * localuser should be a user account on the samba client machine. This user will appear to own all of the files in the samba share. * localgroup should be a group on the samba client machine. This group will appear to have group ownership of all files in the samba share. ===== Troubleshooting ===== * Contact the Help Desk to change your password if you're having problems logging in.