{"id":759,"date":"2008-09-07T05:52:04","date_gmt":"2008-09-07T09:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2008\/09\/07\/share-filesfolders-from-windows-to-linux-on-vmware\/"},"modified":"2008-09-13T03:20:34","modified_gmt":"2008-09-13T07:20:34","slug":"share-filesfolders-from-windows-to-linux-on-vmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2008\/09\/07\/share-filesfolders-from-windows-to-linux-on-vmware\/","title":{"rendered":"Share files\/folders from Windows to Linux on VMWare"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is for our Online Apps DBA trainees<\/a> trying to install Oracle Application on Virtual Linux machine.<\/p>\n

If you install Linux O.S. as (Guest Operating System) on top of your existing windows machine using VMware<\/strong> virtual Server check here<\/a>, Next step is to copy R12\/11i\/oracle software from windows machine to VMware Linux O.S.<\/p>\n

Steps mentioned below are to share folder on Windows<\/strong> (host o.s.) and access it from Linux<\/strong> (guest o.s.)<\/p>\n

\u00a0A. Share folder on Windows Machine\u00a0<\/strong><\/u><\/font>
\n1.<\/strong> Check your windows Workgroup<\/strong> name >> Right click on My Computer<\/strong> and click on Properties<\/strong>
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2.<\/strong> Click on Computer Name<\/strong> tab and check Workgroup<\/strong> Name<\/p>\n

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3.<\/strong> Next step is to share folder on windows machine<\/p>\n

Right click on Folder <\/strong>which you wish to share and access from Linux Machine and click on Properties<\/strong>
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4.<\/strong> Click on Sharing<\/strong> taband select Share this folder on the network<\/strong><\/p>\n

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B. Changes on Linux Virtual Machine<\/strong><\/u><\/font> (Guest Operating System)<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> During Linux installation, select Customize software packages to be installed<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2.<\/strong> Click on Details<\/strong> against Server Configuration Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3. <\/strong>Select system-config-samba<\/strong> – Samba Server Configuration Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you don’t want to select Samba Server specifically, then select everything<\/strong><\/u><\/font>
\n3.<\/strong>\u00a0 select Everything<\/strong> from package list<\/p>\n

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After Linux installation, modify samba server configuration<\/strong><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

Open \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf<\/strong> and make following changes<\/p>\n

1. <\/strong>workgroup = [change it to your windows workgroup] like<\/p>\n

workgroup = WORKGROUP <\/strong><\/p>\n

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2.<\/strong> server string = Samba Server [name] <\/strong>like<\/p>\n

server string = Samba Server myLinux Server<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Uncomment entry like hosts\u00a0 allow\u00a0 = [windows IP address]<\/strong><\/p>\n

to check your windows machine use “ipconfig<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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hosts allow = [your windows IP address here]<\/p>\n

like
\nhosts allow = 192.168.1.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(Please change\u00a0above IP to your windows IP<\/font>)<\/p>\n

<\/strong>4.<\/strong> uncomment these two lines by removing ; (semicolon)<\/strong>\u00a0from below two lines<\/p>\n

encrypt passwords = yes<\/strong>
\nsmb passwd file = \/etc\/samba\/smbpasswd<\/strong><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> At end of file uncomment following files<\/p>\n

[myshare]
\ncomment = My\u00a0Linux\u00a0share\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\npath = \/BI
\n<\/strong>valid users = oracle<\/strong>
\npublic = no
\nwritable = no
\nprintable = no
\ncreate mask = 0765<\/p>\n

Here “path\u00a0=\u00a0\/BI” is windows share name and\u00a0“valid users= oracle” is user on windows machine.
\n6.<\/strong> Restart samba server using<\/p>\n

\/etc\/init.d\/service smb stop<\/strong>
\n\/etc\/init.d\/service smb start<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. <\/strong>Create directory on Linux to view windows shared folder
\nmkdir -p \/stage\/WinServer<\/strong><\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> Mount Windows share foler on linux using
\nmount -t smbfs -o username=atul, password=[password] \/\/192.168.1.2\/BI \/stage\/WinServer<\/strong><\/p>\n

above password is windows machine password for user atul (replace your windows username and password)
\n192.168.1.2<\/strong> is IP address of windows machine ( Change 192.168.1.2 to your windows IP address and<\/font>\u00a0Verify that you can ping windows IP from Linux machine<\/font>)
\nBI<\/strong> is shared folder name on windows
\nand \/stage\/WinServer <\/strong>is folder name on Linux<\/p>\n

9. <\/strong>Access windows share on linux using<\/p>\n

cd \/stageWinServer
\nls <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reference<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n