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Just to close the loop on this thread - their server is perched on top of the stationary cupboard onsite and showing uptime in excess of five days and they are all happy bunnies (far as I can tell)....

Thanks so much Trilarian - that worked (eventually)...

along the way I managed (don't ask how) to use my recall key rapid fire and rm /etc/samba/smb/conf from my nice debian install...

this led...

sorry mofg - no offence intended, I can now see where you're coming from (there's about five or six users, just to fill in that info).

small point you are missing there - I cannot even access the samba share never mind mapping it, I thought I made myself clear but I guess not. If I was workshy I would have had them spending big...

Finally got the boxen home to sort it since I was about complete with an on site install when someone kindly pulled the plug just as it was about to complete the downloads and install them :mad:
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Thanks folks - looks like this is a good time to get "comfortable" with debian - so I'll see how I get on with that....

Hi guys - long time no visit.

I'm doing voluntary charity IT support whilst out of work to keep my hand in. Tomorrow I go on site here and will be retiring an old PIII from desktop service and...