On Apr 1, 2005 6:58 PM, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am Fr, den 01.04.2005 schrieb CIKALA Frédéric ROSI/SIPROD um 15:15: > > > I'having big troubles to use samba, in order to mount a directory which is shared under a windows > > 2000 box. > > I tried to access it with the command smbclient, and it works. I can list the directory etc .. > > Unfortunaltely, when i want to mount it, both with mount or smbmount, it does'nt work (whereas i use > > the same option that i used with smbclient). > > > > i'm working on a fedora core3, and i really wondered why it doesn't work ... > > It would be useful if you post the commands you run and for the failed > one the error message you get. For mounting directories do mount -t smbfs //windows_machine/share_name /Linux_directory/mount_point -o windows_user= xxxxxx, it will then ask for the password for the user give the password. If you want to add the entry for this in the /etc/fstab //windows_machine/share_name /linux_directory/mount_point smbfs credentails=/etc/.smb 0 0 in /etc/.smb windows_username = xxxxxx password=xxxx(windows_username password) As you have said you are getting error try with cifs mount -t cifs //windows_machine/share_name /Linux_directory/mount_point -o windows_user= xxxxxx, Regards Ankush > > Alexander > > -- > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG http://pgp.mit.edu 0xB366A773 > legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html > Fedora Core 2 GNU/Linux on Athlon with kernel 2.6.10-1.771_FC2smp > Serendipity 15:27:16 up 2 days, 12:53, load average: 0.28, 0.46, 0.46 > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > >
