Unlike smbfs, Linux cifs client requires very little user space intereraction unless you mount with Kerberos (sec=unix) or if the server share is a DFS redirection to another server. The only user space interaction other than that is translating host names to ip address
On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Jim Lehmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am having the same problem after an upgrade to 8.10. Note that I > changed the three entries in fstab to include the nounix option to no > avail - here's a sample [specific names and addresses changed to protect > the innocent]: > > //xyzzy/Sources$ /usr/local/Sources cifs > dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0644,iocharset=utf8,credentials=/root/.mountpw,rw,ip=10.0.0.162,domain=foo,netbiosname=bar,uid=snafu,gid=samba,nounix > 0 0 > > However, when I use the same settings for a manual mount command, it > works: > > sudo mount -t cifs -o > dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0644,iocharset=utf8,credentials=/root/.mountpw,rw,ip=10.0.0.162,domain=foo,netbiosname=bar,uid=snafu,gid=samba,nounix > //xyzzy/Sources$ /usr/local/Sources > > So, that leads me to wonder if it is a timing issue on boot and the > mounts in fstab are trying to happen before samba client support is > fully initialized? > > Client info: > > uname -a > Linux bar 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Thu Oct 30 04:18:38 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux > > smbclient -V > Version 3.2.3 > > cat /etc/issue > Ubuntu 8.10 \n \l > > Server info: > > uname -a > Linux xyzzy 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Tue Oct 21 23:09:30 UTC 2008 x86_64 > GNU/Linux > > smbd -i -V > Version 3.0.28a > > cat /etc/issue > Ubuntu 8.04.1 \n \l > > -- > CIFS share broken after upgrade from 8.04 -> 8.10 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286828 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Thanks, Steve -- CIFS share broken after upgrade from 8.04 -> 8.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286828 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
