Is it possible to do something like this? Have a folder shared on a Windows machine and then be able to view it under a Unix server? Sort of like a reverse Samaba share?

You can use the command

smbclient -L server_name -U username%password

to view available shares on server_name

Then use

smbclient //server_name/share -U username%password

to connect to a share (works a little like ftp).

You can also use smbmount/smbumount to mount/unmount a share onto a mountpoint in the UNIX filesystem.

man smbclient, man smbmount will tell you more.

Cheers
ZB

That worked! Nifty.

When I am on a Windows share mounted on the Unix filesystem is there a way to run shell scripts on the Windows side as if it was a Unix drive?

None of the commands seem to work besides basic Unix functions..

If you use smbmount to mount the share onto a mountpoint on your UNIX filesystem, you should be able to treat that directory as if it were any other UNIX directory.

E.g.

$ smbmount //server/share /mnt -o username=user password=pass

$ cd /mnt
$ /run/my/script

I read that smbmount is not available for Solaris and after the complete install of Samba that file was not present.

Is it true that no one ever ported smbmount to Solaris?

Hmmm.... As far as I know it hasn't been ported to Solaris.

You could try smbsh

Try here if you can't find it/it doesn't work.

Cheers
ZB