[lug] Can Unix Samba server copy files from Windows shares?

Michael Belanger mrb at ciclops.org
Thu Nov 3 15:51:33 MST 2005


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AMANDA can pull samba filesystems.

Gordon Golding wrote:

> I have a server in a PC environment. I've set up Samba so people
> can drag- and-drop their Windows files on a Samba share to back
> them up.
>
> I want to actively have my Linux server backup those files.
>
> Can I use the Samba server to go out to the PCs and copy files from
> their Shared Directories?
>
> What other ways are there for my Linux machine to backup the files
> off the Windows PCs?
>

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