i have several users using the same machine. what i did is a regular mount by a small shell-script. I am still rookie, so my target (and it must be easy) will be, that this shell script: Advantage: -> Starts automatic while LOGGING in - this is easily done in gnome, where you can define autostarters -> checks, whether there is networking or not, as i don't like error-messages on boot-up-time (not yet done, to less time to learn shell-scripting a little bit more...) -> is usable for all users, more flexible than fstab -> is a kind of windows-netlogon ;-) Disadvantage: -> needs an per-user-entry for the mount command in sudoers-file (can i make life easier?) -> needs a further shell-script for the logout. -> needs the same folder-structure in your homedirectory /usr/bin/samba_login.sh: sudo mount -t cifs -o credentials=/$HOME/.smb,rw,uid=$UID,gid=$GID //server/$USER /home/$USER/sambahome sudo mount -t cifs -o credentials=/$HOME/.smb,rw,uid=$UID,gid=$GID //server/share /home/$USER/sambapublic /usr/bin/samba_logout.sh sudo umount /home/$USER/sambahome sudo umount /home/$USER/sambapublic ..and in each /home/$USER/ a credentials-file (chmod 600) called .smb (or whatever you call it in your login.sh .smb: username=[user] password=[password] for the beginning it's a little bit more work, but for me and my several users, its a gain of flexibility. Roger
