I know this isn't the preferred solution... install Linux on the Sun box. Sam. Jeremy A. Rosengren wrote: > Brent Friedman wrote: > >> I have been having some trials and tribulations over getting a sparc >> box to run rsync, using storage on a windows box. >> >> I ran across something on the sun site that said Solaris doesn't >> support smbclient because SMBFS support isn't available yet. (not >> sure of the date on that article) >> >> Running rsync from a linux box isn't an option right now (no extra >> boxes available). >> Could someone confirm/deny this evil rumor that sparc boxes can't >> browse windows drives? > > > I'm not sure I follow exactly what you're asking. smbclient can run > under Solaris if compiled on it. However, smbclient is just a > front-end client to browse Windows shares and give basic ftp-like file > transfer capabilities. > > It sounds like you're asking whether it's possible to mount Windows > shares on a Solaris system, like you can in Linux. Since the Solaris > kernel doesn't have the necessary hooks in it, that's not possible. > > -- jeremy > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org > Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list