External Tables to Unix File System 10G R2

Can anyone help with setting up an external table that reads a flat file from a Unix File system.
I have sampled a file ok and created an external table and deployed it to the database ok but it can find the link through to the unix file system to read the file.
I created the location as an FTP type and have referenced the path to the relevant directory /oracle02/app/OWB_files when creating the location. I have placed the relevant named file in the directory but when i try to look at the table in TOAD i get the following errors
ORA-29913 error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA-29400 data cartridge error
KUP-04040 files 121123_PENS.txt in MLCC_FILES_LOCATION_0 not found
Does anyone have a step by step guide for creating these and am i doing some thing wrong. Is choosing the FTP type in the location correct and is the path specified correctly. I can see much information on thisin the manual!
Your assistance would be appreciated

HI,
You make sure that, the path should be shared one. We can do this using samba server.
Regards,
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