I wonder which are the preferred methods and how to access local and remote Windows filesystems from Linux? 1) Local Windows filesystems: Should partitions for FAT32 and NTFS be included in /etc/fstab for mounting? For example I have included in my SuSe9 workstation's /etc/fstab: /dev/hda7 /Windows/F_NTFS ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=0 0 /dev/hda2 /Windows/C_FAT32 auto noauto,user 0 0 Another example from SuSE support contained (in one line): /dev/hdb1 /windows/C ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=iso8859-1 0 0 I am not sure what is reasonable/needed options (filetypes, automount, permissions etc) and wish to get opinions/experiences about this? 2) Remote Windows filesystems: Oreilly's textbook 'Using Samba' mentiones the following Unix/Linux clients or ways to access SMB shares from Unix/Linux: smbclient smbfs + smbmount and smbmnt I wish to hear opinions/experiences with these prgrams, and possibly automount smbfs during bootup, with example entry for /etc/fstab? Kind regarads, Terje J. Hanssen