Re: [vox-tech] SMB mounting question

[Matt Roper <mdrMAPSoper@ucdavis.edu>]

I assume that //service_i_want looks like //computername/folder.  Does
using the computer's IP address instead of the computer name make any
difference?  Also, do you get the same error message if you use the
smbmount command?  i.e.   smbmount //somecomputer/somefolder /mydir


On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, William Kendrick wrote:

> Here at work there's an NT server with some files on it that I need
> to grab and upload to a webserver.  I'm, of course, using Linux on my
> desktop.
>
> I've tried mounting using "mount", as best I understand from a number
> of SMB/Samba/Mount-related man pages and usage blurbs, but it's failing
> in a rather odd way:
>
> # mount -t smbfs -o username=bkendrick //service_i_want /local_directory
>
>
> To this, I receive:
>
> Usage: mount.smbfs service mountpoint [-o options,...]
> Version 2.0.7
>
> Options:
>       username=<arg>                  SMB username
>       password=<arg>                  SMB password
>       netbiosname=<arg>               source NetBIOS name
>       uid=<arg>                       mount uid or username
>       gid=<arg>                       mount gid or groupname
>       port=<arg>                      remote SMB port number
>       fmask=<arg>                     file umask
>       dmask=<arg>                     directory umask
>       debug=<arg>                     debug level
>       ip=<arg>                        destination host or IP address
>       workgroup=<arg>                 workgroup on destination
>       sockopt=<arg>                   TCP socket options
>       scope=<arg>                     NetBIOS scope
>       guest                           don't prompt for a password
>       ro                              mount read-only
>       rw                              mount read-write
>
> This command is designed to be run from within /bin/mount by giving
> the option '-t smbfs'. For example:
>   mount -t smbfs -o username=tridge,password=foobar //fjall/test /data/test
> mount: backgrounding "//service_i_want"
> # Usage: mount.smbfs service mountpoint [-o options,...]
> Version 2.0.7
>
> Options:
>       username=<arg>                  SMB username
>       password=<arg>                  SMB password
>       netbiosname=<arg>               source NetBIOS name
>       uid=<arg>                       mount uid or username
>       gid=<arg>                       mount gid or groupname
>       port=<arg>                      remote SMB port number
>       fmask=<arg>                     file umask
>       dmask=<arg>                     directory umask
>       debug=<arg>                     debug level
>       ip=<arg>                        destination host or IP address
>       workgroup=<arg>                 workgroup on destination
>       sockopt=<arg>                   TCP socket options
>       scope=<arg>                     NetBIOS scope
>       guest                           don't prompt for a password
>       ro                              mount read-only
>       rw                              mount read-write
>
> This command is designed to be run from within /bin/mount by giving
> the option '-t smbfs'. For example:
>   mount -t smbfs -o username=tridge,password=foobar //fjall/test /data/test
>
>
>
>
> In other words, the first response I get is a usage report from
> "mount.smbfs" (a shell script, I believe).
>
> Then, I get the message "mount: backgrounding "//service_i_want"",
> followed by a shell prompt ("#").
>
> But THEN, after the shell prompt appears, I get ANOTHER usage complaint
> from "mount.smbfs".
>
>
> Any idea what's up?  I've tried specifying password along with username
> (ie, "username=bkendrick,password=my_password") but I get the same
> thing.  (I assume from the bit about the "guest" option that password
> would normally get prompted for if it was left out)
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> -bill!
>


Matt

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