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How to create a repository on a Windows file server share from Linux?

Asked by creed

Using Bazaar 2.5.1 on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid, I'm trying to create a repository on a basic Windows Server 2003 file share.

The command went like this:
~ $ bzr init smb://win-svr/share-name/repo
bzr: ERROR: Unsupported protocol for url "smb://win-svr/share-name/repo"

Also tried after mounting the share with gvfs-mount:
~/.gvfs/share-name on win-svr/repo $ bzr init .
bzr: ERROR: Transport error: [Errno 95] Operation not supported: '/home/me/.gvfs/share-name on win-svr/repo/.bzr' [Errno 95] Operation not supported: '/home/me/.gvfs/share-name on win-svr/repo/.bzr'

Looks like samba is out. The IT department will not turn on FTP or reconfigure the server in any way.

So my question is, is there another way to create the repository and use it from Linux?

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creed (creed) said : 		#2

Just a followup...

Bazaar on Windows can easily traverse shares. I.e., create and use repositories on a Windows file share from a client system.

For Linux, our IT department enabled FTP, which allows me to branch locally then push/pull.