Unable to View Mapped Directory

[MikeH30]

I was able to map a folder that resides on a Samba server. However, when I start an application (i.e. Adobe Reader ) and attempt to browse for a file to open, I do not see my mapped folder in the file browser. All the other directories are visible ( i.e home, file system) except my mapped folder.

In Windows XP, I was always able to see my mapped folder when attemtping to open a document in the mapped folder from any application.

Is there something wrong with the way I created the share? I am lost. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

-Mike

[gogalthorp]

Ok lets clear some misconceptions.

You are sharing a drive or directory. You can see that share in Linux by using the full UNC path ie smb://somecomputer/somedrive/somepath It is smb because you use Samba to connect to the other computer.

or you can mount the share onto the local directory tree. This is like mapping a drive in Windows. The mount is temp if you reboot it is lost. This can be corrected by putting the mount command in the /etc/fstab file.

And easier way to manage if you are using KDE is Smb4K Which is a handy GUI program to manage the mounting of the Samba shares.

So the short answer is you must mount the share before it will show up in directory listings.

[MikeH30]

I am running GNOME. I am sharing a directory in SAMBA. I mapped to it from the GNOME client machine by choosing "Connect to Server" in the option under "File" of the file browser. The mapped directory icon shows the folder name and IP address of the server. The directory appears to be mounted. When I right click on it, there is an option in bold called "unmount." I see the mapped directory on my desktop as well - even after restarting. I am unable to open files on the mapped directory from the "open" command in applications because the directory is not visible. The only way for me to open files from a given application is to first copy them to my local machine from the mapped directory.

[gogalthorp]

What is the mount point? That is where the files should be found ie browse to the mount point.