Using the syntax below did the trick; things seem to work better when mount invokes smbmount instead of doing it manually. Thanks !!! mount -t smbfs -o username=username,uid=username //downtown/sysback /mnt/smb/downtown
> Hi, > > go to /mnt directory anda verify who is the owner of smb subdirectory > and what is the access permission to it. > try it as root: > cd /mnt > chown -R username smb > chmod -R 760 smb > mount -t smbfs -o username=username,uid=username //downtown/sysback > /mnt/smb/downtown > > mount will ask for username password. > after sysback share mounted logon using username and try to access > /mnt/smb/downtown > > Marcos Carneiro da Rocha > > On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 13:13, Wim De Smet wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:59:17 -0400, Jody Grafals >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Still not getting anywhere, the options gid uid umask seem to have >> > no effect with smbmount and due to the way need to access w2k3 >> > shares. I have only been able to mount the drive using the command >> > smbmount. I have not been able to get fstab or `mont -t smbfs` to >> > pass the proper authentication to the w2k3 server. I DO have write >> > access as root. using the command >> > #`smbmount //downtown/sysback /mnt/smb/downtown/ -o >> > username=username/servername%'!password'` >> > But I'm trying to get a regular user R/W access to a file on the >> > W2k3 server. I have Quickbooks 2004 running under crossover and the >> > quickbooks data file is on the w2k3 server. If I can't get the thing >> > to mount the way I want it, Can I somehow give the user (myself) >> > root access to this directory? >> > [...] >> >> I'm thinking for mount it would go more like mount -t smbfs -o >> username=...,password=... etc. I don't recognize the form in which you >> give your password but this is how I mounted my stuff (with >> username=none and empty password in my case) >> >> greets, >> wim >> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
