On Sep 18, 7:00 am, crym...@gmail.com wrote:
> On 17 Sep, 19:24, Richard Seeder <aa...@att.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:15:15 GMT, pet7447i...@sbcglobal.net (RWP)
> > wrote:
>
> > >Server: SCO OSR 5.0.6 - visionfs shared folder
> > >Home: Windows Vista
>
> > >I have previously been able to map an SCO system visionfs share to a
> > >drive on my home laptop running Win XP Prof. Now, under Vista, I'm
> > >unable to map same share.
> > >Any ideas why not, and fix?
>
> > >--Ray
>
> > Vista changed the authenication method for SMB access into a form
> > which VisionFS cannot be made to understand. The alternative is
> > SAMBA, which you can download from the SCO Skunkware site. It may not
> > be the most recent version, but it is recent enough to work (possibly
> > requires some tweaks to Vista, which I forget at the moment, but which
> > can be found by Googling this group for "vista visionfs")
>
> > --
> > Richard Seeder
>
> We had issues with some Vista machines that would only work when we
> 'upgraded' visionfs to samba. I've copied the instructions I used to
> upgrade some of our machines.
>
> Upgrading VisionFS to Samba 3.0.14 for Windows Vista Workstations
> Ver KC 2nd April 2007
> Ver KC 18th Jul 2007
>
> We have found that Vista machines don't work with VisionFS. This means
> that on sites with SCO servers if they get new Vista workstations then
> they won't be able to connect to the network drive.
>
> 1.Prevent VisionFS from starting at boot time. Go to /etc/rc2.d and
> remove the file called S90visionfs or S90vision2k.
>
> 2.Send the site gwxlibs210Ba_vol.tar.Z , samba-3.0.14Aa-VOLS.cpio.Z
> and oss646c.tar.Z files and put them into /usr/tmp
>
> 3.Login to the site and cd /usr/tmp.
>
> 4.Install OSS646C by doing the following. 'cat oss646c.tar.Z |
> uncompress | tar xvf -' Now start up custom and install the VOL files
> (Software > Install New > From SERVERNAME > Media Images > /usr/tmp)
>
> 5.Install the gwxlibs. By doing the following. 'cat
> gwxlibs210Ba_vol.tar.Z | uncompress | tar xvf -' Now start up custom
> and install the VOL files (Software > Install New > From SERVERNAME >
> Media Images > /usr/tmp)
>
> 6.Remove any existing VOL files by doing 'rm VOL.000.*'
>
> 7.Install samba as follows. 'cat samba-3.0.14Aa-VOLS.cpio.Z |
> uncompress | cpio -ivd' Now start up custom and install the VOL files
> (Software > Install New > From SERVERNAME > Media Images > /usr/tmp)
>
> 8.Now we need to get the smb.conf file ready for this server. I have
> included a sample in this document, but if the site have anythin other
> than the default Visionfs setup then you may need to alter this a
> bit.
>
> NOTE: If you want to check the users that they currently have
> installed in Visionfs do /usr/vision/bin/visionfs password -list' and
> if you do '/usr/vision/bin/visionfs share -list' to list all the
> shared directories.
>
> 9.Backup the existing /etc/samba/smb.conf file to /etc/samba/
> smb.conf.bak. Now create a new smb.conf file with the details from
> below.
>
> 10.Now shut down Visionfs buy doing. '/usr/vision/bin/visionfs stop'
> This will now disconnect all the workstations from the network drive.
>
> 11.Enable samba by doing '/etc/init.d/smb enable' then start it up by
> doing '/etc/rc2.d/S99smbd start'
>
> 12.Add the required samba users by doing 'smbpasswd -a USERNAME' for
> the users you want.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> K
>
> P.S. I got all the required files from the SCO site or the Skunkware
> site (from memory)

Please note that Samba version 3.0.20 is available on the 5.0.7
Supplement CD 5.
http://www.sco.com/support/update/do...se.php?rid=187
The release notes indicate that 5.0.6 is supported with rs506a loaded.

Mike