Mapping a Windows File Share to the Linux server
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Mapping a Windows File Share to the Linux Server
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My Computer
- Click on the Start Button
- Click on My Computer
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Mapping your Personal (Home) Directory
- Click on the Tools Menu
- Click on Map Network Drive
- Choose Z: as the Drive. (If Z: is already being used for something else, choose another letter)
- Enter the path to your home directory on the npServ server.
- For example... my npServ server is named npServ-LFS and my npServ username is jlunning ... So my path would be \\npServ-LFS\jlunning
- Click on Connect using a different user name
- Enter your npServ username and password
- Click OK
- Now, click Finish
- Your npServ personal directory is now mapped to the Z: drive.
- The Z: drive will automatically open up for you to see your npServ files.
- Simply copy and paste any Windows documents to your Z: drive in order to access them under npServ.
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Mapping the Shared Files Directory
- Click on the Tools Menu
- Click on Map Network Drive
- Choose S: as the Drive. (If S: is already being used for something else, choose another letter)
- Enter the path to the Shared Files directory on the npServ server.
- For example... my npServ server is named npServ-LFS and the name of the Shared Files folder is SharedFiles ... So my path would be \\npServ-LFS\SharedFiles
- Click on Connect using a different user name
- Enter your npServ username and password
- Click OK
- Now, click Finish
- Your npServ Shared Files directory is now mapped to the S: drive.
- The S: drive will automatically open up for you to see the Shared files.
- Simply copy and paste any Windows documents to your S: drive in order to access them under npServ.
