Linux accessing a Win NT NTFS file share

This can be done several different ways. The most common that I'm aware of and was able to make work in many mixed environments is with CIFS. Basically CIFS will translate both ends (NTFS and Linux extended file systems) into a common file system that is readable by all platforms. The most common implementation of a CIFS is with Samba. You could install on the Linux side and make it a member of the NT domain or you could install Samba on the NT side and share the NTFS through Samba. For more on samba visit www.samba.org. The software is free. You may also invest in "Using Samba" by O'Reilly. It is a decent Samba book but is gaged mostly towards Unix so it will be handy only if you wish to install Samba on the Linux side.

Hope this helps.

hi Mark, I don't expect any points from this comment but I would just like to add a few things for you. I too am a winnt admin just experimenting with linux. I have one linux redhat 7.0 box going on my network that hosts a 4GB folder from my winnt server all with the help of samba. I did the full install using both disks and it was ready to go and all I did was read a few things on the previously mentioned samba.org site and it was hosting the folder no prob. I still have a few things to work out though and I would like if we could perhaps exchange emails to keep in touch on our progress to help each other out.
Thanks so much,

Mike

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