Synchronizing files

[jnorris235]

Many months of trying all sorts of methods - nothing will work!
I want to sync Laptop to NAS, then sync Desktop to NAS.
FTP works fine but you cant update cleverly.
Rsync, Grsync, Unison - all need to be installed at both ends I believe.

Laptop and NAS can see each other via Samba.
I was told how to update using Samba by using this:
sudo mount //192.168.2.2/jon /tmp/test -t cifs -o username=jon,password=******,uid=jon,rw

All I get is >>Mount: Not a directory<<

Please help!

[kubicle]

Re: Synchronizing files

Just a quick question, have you created '/tmp/test' directory (the mount directory must exist before you can mount anything to it)

[jnorris235]

Re: Synchronizing files

Yes I have. I followed meticulous instructions from someone on this forum in my previous thread (Sky).
Got this far and stalled.................

[kubicle]

Re: Synchronizing files

Yes I have.

Hmm...the only thing I can think of (I don't use Samba), is to check '//192.168.2.2/jon'. (Although I'm sure you've checked these over and over again :P, are the IP and sharename correct and is the share properly setup on the host machine?)

While waiting for better answers from someone knows the insides of samba, you could try googling with the error message, like: samba "Mount: Not a directory"