On Thu, 2004-10-07 at 14:53, Williams, David wrote: > That worked really well.. Thanks! > > You need to use the credentials=pathtofile/file in the fstab options. > > Then in the file you entries like: > > username=user > password=verysecurepassword > > The file I used was .smbpw down in my home directory with readonly > permissions for the owner. > > I used a full path such as /home/user/.smbpw in the credentials line. > That is good to hear. This keeps your password from showing up in fstab however the password is probably passed in the clear over the network. I am not sure about that but you may want to check it out if you are worried about someone sniffing the network for such passwords. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx A consultant is a person who borrows your watch, tells you what time it is, pockets the watch, and sends you a bill for it.
