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we have two AIX servers, Live and Test. On our live server, I am able to add an entry into smb.conf to allow a directory to be shared across a Windows network as shown in the extract below, displaying the ImportExport shared folder in Explorer:

[ImportExport]
        comment = Import Export directory
        path = /path/folder
        browseable = Yes
        hosts allow = <IP>
        guest ok = Yes
        force user = <user>
        forcegroup = pro4
        read only = No
        create mask = 0777
        directory mask = 0777
        dead time = 10

However, adding a very similar configuration on our Test server, I cannot even get to the server from a Windows box, I get the "\ is not accessible..." message as if the server does not exist, or there are no shares.

Is there anything else I need to do to the local AIX folder to get this visible to Windows, or can you give me some ideas of what the pre-reqs are for this?

Sorry, I am not an AIX specialist, primarily a Windows house.

Thanks

TOGEEK
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  • What does `smbclient -NL ` say? – Zsigmond Lőrinczy Jun 02 '17 at 17:30
  • Without posting the screenshot, as it contains sensitive server names and descriptions, it lists all the shares created, including the one I created in smb.conf. Under Workgroup/Master, I get "Workgroup" and then the name of another AIX box, but it's the production box and not the name of the current test box. Should I expect to see a record to match the name of the server where the shares are hosted? The production box correctly shows a Workgroup/Master record with the production server name. – TOGEEK Jun 05 '17 at 09:52

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Got this working now - Samba 3.2.0 was restricted to 14 chars or less for the share name. Reduced, restarted SAMBA and now OK. Thanks all

TOGEEK
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