Accessing Files From A Linux Desktop - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

Procedure to Access Files
1 Specify your username (no context) and local password to log in to the computer.
2 Access the network by clicking the network icon.
In Windows 2000 or XP, click My Network Places. In Vista, click Network.
3 Browse to the workgroup or domain specified during the CIFS software installation.
4 Select the server running CIFS.
Although it is the same computer, the CIFS server name is not the same as the Open Enterprise
Server (OES) 2 Linux server name. For more information, ask your network administrator.
TIP: You can specify the server name or the server IP address in Find Computer to quickly
access the server running CIFS software.
5 Browse to the desired folder or file.
NOTE: Windows users can also be managed through a Windows Domain Controller.
Procedure to access the content of DFS junctions
Windows 7 and Windows Vista clients need to do the following setting in order to access the content
of DFS junctions:
In Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Local Policies > Security Options, set the
LAN Manager authentication Level to send LM and NTLM responses.

9.2.2 Accessing Files from a Linux Desktop

You can access files either by using an IP address or a NETBIOS name. If your Linux client is a
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 desktop, you can also use nautilus to access the files.:
"Using an IP Address to Access Files" on page 64
"Using a NETBIOS Name to Access Files" on page 65
"Using nautilus to Access Files" on page 65
Using an IP Address to Access Files
1 Run this command from the command prompt:
smbclient://<SERVER_IP_ADDRESS>/<VOLUME_NAME> -U<user_name> -p 139
2 Enter the password when prompted.
For example,
trml-prompt:~ # smbclient //192.168.103.158/V1 -Uari -p 139
session request to 192.168.103.158 failed (Called name not present)
session request to 192 failed (Called name not present)
Password: (enter password here)
OS=[SUSE LINUX 10.1SUSE LINUX 10.1WORKGROUP] Server=[]
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