We just got a rx4640 that is running on:
HP-UX B.11.31 U ia64 2426088954 unlimited-user license
There is a plenty of space in it and we would like to use it for storage. I can access with ftp and place the files in there but i need to mount the file system in every PC that is running WIN 7 on the network. I know that i have to use samba or cifs but have no idea how. I also read that NFS client is needed on windows 7 so i have already activated it. Also checked with SAM and both CIFS and SAMBA are installed on HP-UX. Since i have some basic knowledge in Unix i would appreciate any help.
The samba configuration file is called smb.conf, it is usually in /etc/samba.
There are lots of examples in the file. Edit the file, and start the service.
I see the file in 3 different locations. Which should i modify and if you don't mind showing in detail what to do as i said I have very basic knowledge on this.
Print /etc/opt/samba/smb.conf, then decide how you need to change it. At a minimum you need to specify the machine name, the ip range allowable, the authentication, and the shares.
If you run
#find / -name smb.conf -exec ls -li {} \;
You will find out if there are links to a common smb.conf.
Beyond that, you need help from someone with acces to an HP system.
You might also consider installing Webmin for a brower based samba administration tool.
You can mount NFS directly on Windows 7 machine (if your network allows it)
Only problem i remember is that you need a registry change to map Anonymous user (currenty maped), to some HPUX user (the owner of NFS server directories for example), so you can read and write from Win7.
Well the difficulty you will have is if you belong to a Windows domain ...using active directory as LDAP... be prepared to suffer... its not all that obvious unless you belong also to the Windows team ( ...)
Thank you all for your replays. The solution provided by RudiC solved my problem. I just added a network location using ftp and created a desktop shortcut for each user. Works great.