Samba and WebDAV (webaccess)

[valter]

Hi,

Anyone knows how to enable users accessing their home folders and/or any other network drives via the Internet? For those who know Novell Open Enterprise Server, there is a NetStorage, that allows you to access your home directory and/or any other file resource from your logon script.

I have checked few file manipulation scripts from hotscripts, but all are limited to single users home directory...

Thanks in advance.

[falko]

Did you search for Samba and WebDA tutorials on this site? Hopefully there's a tutorial that might suit your needs.

[valter]

Hi Falko,

Yes I have, and nothing turns up. Besides, I was thinking if someone knows an open source system that allows users to access their files remotely with a file browser kind of interface with possibility for download, upload and other usual file manipulation.

[falko]

Besides, I was thinking if someone knows an open source system that allows users to access their files remotely with a file browser kind of interface with possibility for download, upload and other usual file manipulation.But this is what WebDAV is doing. :confused:

[valter]

Yes it does, but WebDAV is no interface, it's just the ability to save documents. I am looking for a interface...

[tebokkel]

The interface is in your OS. Windows Explorer has the ability to browse WebDAV shares (almost) the same as local drives/folders. OSX the same..

If you want something fancier, try FTP.. :D

Paul

[valter]

Well even though your answer might sound helpful, I found it kinda obnoxious. I wasn't looking neither for flammers nor for dumb comments like yours. I think the questions was clear enough. I was more than clear in my first post as well as commenting on WebDAV. If you have anything constructive, you're more than welcome to contribute, otherwise, please spare me...

[falko]

Well, to be honest, it's not quite clear to me for what kind of interface you're looking then. :confused: tebokkel is right, Windows Explorer is the interface...

[valter]

Well if it wasn't clear enough, then I hope this image(s) will be more of the help....

http://depts.drew.edu/cns/remote/netstorage/assets/netstorage_main_window.png

On the left side is list of drives mapped through login script, while on the right you can manipulate folders and/or files using commands on the top row.

[falko]

But that doesn't look much different than the Windows Explorer. Please check out http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-webdav-with-apache2-on-ubuntu-8.10-p2

[valter]

I got your point, but that doesn't solve my issue. I'm looking for a web interface so that access to files is independant of OS and/or file browser.

[falko]

You didn't mention that you're looking for a web interface, and unfortunately I don't know of one.

[valter]

Well I am sorry if it wasn't clear enough, I thought that image says 1000 words... anyway, I have found a "simple" script called smbwebclient (http://freshmeat.net/projects/smbwebclient/), it's just that for some reason I can't get it to work. Script looks promissing and I think that it would be a great help to many people.

[valter]

Anyone got an idea how to configure this script, so it allows access to samba shares??? Thanks...

[falko]

I haven't tried that script, so I'm afraid I can't help.