Hello. Let me first say this is posted verbatim on the Ubuntu forums but no one has responded. With that said...
Ubuntu 10.10 coinciding with Server 2003.
I am using Likewise to join a Server 2003 AD. I can access shared folders within the domain using Samba's SMB and entering a user/pw. Let me use example 'smb://server2003/data'. I can see everything. Step two: I have a Windows-based database program that writes files to one of those shared folders. It is not used as a terminal service, just a storage space for the data and the program resides on the local hard drive. I've used Wine to install the program and it loads fine. The interface loads a login window that displays the server path. Here is where it gets tricky. The program displays a 'server path' as '//server2003/data' but also displays the message 'invalid server directory'. I can ping the server and even access the server just fine using the above-mentioned avenues. I tried replacing it with 'smb://server2003/data' but since this isn't nautilus, and is instead a native MS program, that fails. I tried '//192.***.*.*/data' where * = its the IP address, but that also fails.
I have the AD server also acting as DNS and DHCP functionality. Everything is a static IP.
My questions are really about how the // string in windows translates to Ubuntu syntax. For all I know this is just a simple error on my part, though the chance of that is slim. I may be attempting the impossible. Any help is appreciated.