On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 09:23:58 -0400 Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have an external 4TB drive with some files stored on it that I want > to keep. I would like to connect it to the port provided on an ASUS > router which will replace the one in service now. It appears that > accomplishing that requires that the drive contain a samba share? > This is an FC32 system using xfce, I dnf installed Samba. What do I > need to do to make the external drive accessible as a samba share if > that is what it requires? My effort with google has not helped ... > Bob > Bob, Your message hints that you don't specifically want the external drive to be mounted all the time and be accessible to all users at all times, only that it may be needed for occasional use. I have a drive attached to my router that I mount manually for occasional backups or file access. I have not manually created a samba server. I am not using the same equipment as you. My router is a Netgear with a 2TB Seagate disk attached to its USB port. I can connect to it with my F32 computer using Mate desktop and from a laptop (wifi) running Linux Mint, also Mate desktop. The Seagate drive has the factory format - NTFS. Samba has not been manually installed on any computer. Just to verify, I have a recently installed F32/Gnome desktop in QEMU/KVM that has no software additions from the live iso. This is the mount location: /run/user/1000/gvfs/smb-share:server=r6900p.local,share=usb_storage/... r6900p is my Netgear's name. Using the Mate or the Gnome file manager, I was able to select the address of my router and connect. A window opens offering to connect anomalously or enter name & password. I did not enter name/pwd, just clicked connect. Once connected, I added the address to my file browser bookmarks so connecting is easier. The exact steps vary with file manager. When I first got the 2TB Seagate drive several years ago, I had to modify its name to make it more linux friendly. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
