D.4 Mapping a Drive to a Samba Share on a SLES Server

To map a drive to the Samba share on an SLES server:

  1. In Windows Explorer, right-click the Computer object, and then click Map network drive.

  2. In the Drive field, select the drive letter for the new Samba share.

  3. In the Folder field, specify the location of the Samba share in the following format:

    \\ip_address\share_name

    1. Replace ip_address with the IP address of the Linux server.

    2. Replace share_name with the name of the new Samba share where the GroupWise client software is available.

  4. Deselect Reconnect to logon.

  5. Select Connect using different credentials.

  6. Specify the Samba share user name and password, and then click OK.

    The Samba share for the OES file system opens in Windows Explorer and can now be accessed from Windows.

  7. Return to Step 4 in Installing the GroupWise Client.