I have lines like this in my /etc/fstab for mounting Windows shares to my
Linux workstation:

//ms_file_server/share_name	/mnt/share_name	smbfs
noauto,user,username=ntuser,workgroup=NT_DOMAIN_NAME   0   0

The "user" option means that a non-root user is able to mount that
filesystem.  To mount that share, the user would just have to type "mount
/mnt/sharename" and then enter their Windows password.  All of the files in
that filesystem will then be owned by the user who mounted it.

~Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Alexander [mailto:m@netpro.to]
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 2:53 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Connecting Linux desktop users to a Windows file server?
> 
> 
> I need to figure out how our brand spankin' new Linux desktop 
> systems can
> connect to our Windows file server.  I can smbmount the 
> shares as root,
> but I need the users to be able to have all the same 
> permissions they'd
> have if they were connecting from a Windows desktop.  Right 
> now all the
> remote files end up being owned by root (obviously).  Any 
> suggesions?  Or
> pointers to a good How-To?
> Thanks,
> ~M
> 
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