On 8/19/13, Dom <to...@rpdom.net> wrote: > On 19/08/13 21:31, Albretch Mueller wrote: >> I am unsuccessfully trying to mount a Windows Network share which (on >> windows) advertises itself as using the following path >> ~ >> \\315wcclassdc.wcclasses.local\users$\class1 >> ~ >> but this is what I am getting: >> >> $ sudo mkdir -p /media/cifs >> >> $ sudo mount -t cifs \\315wcclassdc.wcclasses.local\users$\class1 -o >> username=class1,password=12345 /media/cifs >> mount.cifs: bad UNC (\315wcclassdc.wcclasses.localusers$class1) > > That failed, obviously > >> $ sudo mount -t cifs //315wcclassdc.wcclasses.local/users$/class1 -o >> username=class1,password=12345 /media/cifs >> unable to add mount entry to mtab >> error 22 detected on close of mtab >> unable to add mount entry to mtab > > I think that is the correct format, and it actually succeeded in > mounting the share, but for some reason it has been unable to update the > mtab file - which is a symlink to /proc/mounts, which is a symlink to > /proc/self/mounts. > >> How do I troubleshoot that problem? >> ~ >> How do you probe a Windows FS from within Linux? > > I think the issue is "Why couldn't it update /proc/self/mounts?" >> ~ >> $ uname -a >> Linux Microknoppix 3.3.7 #38 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 22 06:21:01 CEST 2012 >> i686 GNU/Linux > > Hmm, not Debian then. The /etc/mtab links or permissions may be different. > > -- > Dom ~ knoppix is a relatively popular live CD based on Debian anyway ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix ~ How could I troubleshoot in detail the failed attempt at updating the mtab ...? ~ lbrtchx
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