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Subject:	Accessing SMB shares without explicit mounting
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In order to cut down on the overall time my backups are taking, I am=20=20
thinking of running flexbackup under cygwin. However, I will want it=20=20
to write to a directory I have shared from my Linux box using samba,=20=20
without mounting it explicitly.

I understand that this at least ought to be possible using a UNC path=20=20
(//server/share) but all attempts to list the current content are=20=20
showing it to be empty. If I try to access a file I know to be there,=20=20
or to create a new one, I get "Permission denied". I can clearly see=20=20
that the shares are there, but cannot make any practical use of them.

I am therefore left in the position of having to seek advice on this.=20=20
The permissions do allow the shares to be mounted in Windows, but in=20=20
the case of this particular one, I am looking for it not to be mounted.

I am quite happy to post further details if needed.

Thanks,

Phil Reynolds.

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