what do you get from smbclient -U curtis -L //server
if its a list of shares on //server, that means samba is working at some level... On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:42:38 -0800 Curtis Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The way I've done this in the past is by editing my fstab file to read > as follows: > > //server/public /home/curtis/Public smb > username=curtis,password=xxxxxx,uid=curtis,gid=curtis > > If I indicate, as you say, smbfs, then I get the following error: > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on //server/public or > too many mounted file systems. > > > Curtis > > > Matthew Yee-King wrote: > > are you talking about windows partitions or windows network shares? > > > > sounds like you mean windows network shares (samba). if so, you need to > > specify the smbfs mount type, not smb, e.g. > > > > mount -t smbfs -o username=foo //a_pc/a_share /localmountpoint > > > > not /sure/ which packages you'll need. > > > > apt-get install smbclient > > > > should do the trick. > > > > if its a local windows hard drive partition, > > > > mount -t vfat/fat/etc... /dev/partition_name /localmountpoint > > > > cheers > > > > matthew > > > > > > On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 12:53:26 -0800 > > Curtis Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>What's an easy way, if such exists, to get smb kernel support? I get > >>the following error when I try to mount windows partitions: > >> > >>mount: fs type smb not supported by kernel > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
