[vox-tech] Loving Linux a Little Bit More

John C. Alden vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:04:02 -0800


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At 03:19 PM 11/27/01 -0800, you wrote:
>I managed to get WordPerfect working on my RH 7.1 box (can't quite bring
>myself to upgrade to 7.2 yet... just a tad nervous).  And there was much
>rejoicing.  Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions.
>
>Now I'm having Samba issues.  I use Samba to connect my Linux computer
>to the Windows 98 computer in our home network.  I can use smbmount
>//machine/folder /mount_point and I can read files off the win98 machine
>just fine, but I can't seem to write a darn thing to the same computer.
>I've looked around www.samba.org and checked my manuals, but can't seem
>to find any resources that fit this problem.  Any suggestions?

Just a wild guess (W-AG), but is the Windows share "shared" as read-only, 
or full access (perhaps with a password)? That would fit the symptom you 
describe.

--john


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At 03:19 PM 11/27/01 -0800, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>I managed to get WordPerfect working on my RH
7.1 box (can't quite bring<br>
myself to upgrade to 7.2 yet... just a tad nervous).&nbsp; And there was
much<br>
rejoicing.&nbsp; Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions.<br>
<br>
Now I'm having Samba issues.&nbsp; I use Samba to connect my Linux
computer<br>
to the Windows 98 computer in our home network.&nbsp; I can use
smbmount<br>
//machine/folder /mount_point and I can read files off the win98
machine<br>
just fine, but I can't seem to write a darn thing to the same computer.
<br>
I've looked around
<a href="http://www.samba.org/" eudora="autourl">www.samba.org</a> and
checked my manuals, but can't seem<br>
to find any resources that fit this problem.&nbsp; Any
suggestions?</blockquote><br>
Just a wild guess (W-AG), but is the Windows share &quot;shared&quot; as
read-only, or full access (perhaps with a password)? That would fit the
symptom you describe.<br>
<br>
--john<br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>-- <br>
Sliante,<br>
Richard S. Crawford<br>
<br>
<a href="mailto:rscrawford@mossroot.com" eudora="autourl">mailto:rscrawford@mossroot.com</a><x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab><x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab><a href="http://www.mossroot.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.mossroot.com</a><br>
AIM:&nbsp; Buffalo2K&nbsp;&nbsp; ICQ: 11646404&nbsp; Yahoo!:
rscrawford<br>
MSN:&nbsp; underpope@hotmail.com<br>
<br>
&quot;When you have lost the ability to laugh at yourself, you have lost
the<br>
ability to think straight.&quot; --Clarence Darrow<br>
<br>
&quot;Push the button, Max!&quot;<br>
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Programmer-Analyst
III<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab><x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab><x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>530-304-7443
cell<br>
Department of Applied
Science<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>530-752-0360 (front desk)<br>
University of California, Davis<x-tab>&nbsp;</x-tab>530-752-2444 
fax<br>
<a href="http://www.das.ucdavis.edu/" eudora="autourl">http://www.das.ucdavis.edu/</a><br>
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