> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phil Vecchione > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:38 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Automounting a Windows Share > > Hello, > > I have a linux machine (Fedora Core 2) and a Windows XP > machine. I have an mp3 collection on the XP machine, that I > would like to make available to the linux machine. > > I can use the following mount command and successfully mount > the drive: > > mount.cifs //MACHINE/mp3_org mp3/ -o password= > > > > I would like to have this drive automounted, so that when I > reboot the Windows machine (every few days) I don't have to > mount the drive manually from the linux machine. > > I read a few HOWTO's but did not have much luck. > > I did edit the /etc/auto.master file and added the following line: > > /auto /etc/auto.misc --timeout=30 > > > Then I created the /auto directory and created in it a > directory called mp3/, as the mount point for the automount. > > Then I went into the /etc/auto.misc file and added the > following entry: > > mp3 -fstype=smbfs,password= ://MACHINE/mp3_org > > > > I saved everything, restarted autofs, but I cannot automount > the drive. > > I think I am just stuck on the proper syntax of the statement > in the auto.misc file, but I am stumped. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks. > > ___________________________________________________________ > Phil Vecchione > E-Mail: dnaphil@xxxxxxxxx > Web: www.dnaphil.com > ___________________________________________________________ > "In such extreme circumstances, the law is by definition > inadequate. To shame its inadequacy, it is necessary to act > outside the law, to pursue natural justice. This is not > vengeance. Revenge is not a valid motive - it is an emotional > response." --The Punisher > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > # /etc/auto.misc #### mp3 -fstype=cifs,credentials=/root/.pass MACHINE:/mp3_org ##################### .pass should contain the following: ############### username=someuser password=somepassword ################ -Mike
