Smbclient - Accessing Windows files from a GNU/Linux computer
Sometimes it is necessary to access your files stored on the Windows file server from a GNU/Linux computer at DSV. There are two Windows file servers, one for students named "goofy" and one for employees named "mickey". The GNU/Linux computer can be the server "triton", a pc booted with GNU/Linux in the computer rooms on floor 4 and 5 in Forum or the computer of an employee booted with GNU/Linux. The Windows files are accessible with the shell command "smbclient" with FTP like commands. However, this only works with GNU/Linux computers connected to DSV's network in Forum.
If you for example have your Windows files on the file server goofy in the share volume "StudHkG5" (check in advance where M: points on a Microsoft Windows pc in a computer room) on the folder "nisse-tu" you give the following shell command in a Linux virtual terminal window:
smbclient //goofy2/StudHkG5 -Dnisse-tu
You are now queried for your Microsoft Windows password. After having entered the password it is possible to enter FTP like commands to the Windows file server directory such as:
| dir | list file names |
| cd directory | enter directory |
| get filename | get the file filename |
| mget mask | fetch many files, such as "mget *.java" |
| put filename | send the file filename |
| help | list the smbclient-commands |
| quit | leave smbclient |
Enter the shell command "man smbclient" in a GNU/Linux virtual terminal window to get more information about the program smbclient.
Your Microsoft Windows files are also accessible with an sftp program from the server wftp.sv.su.se. The sftp program is included in OpenSSH.
