/etc/fstab doesn't mount samba network drive

Alexander Dalloz ad+lists at uni-x.org
Wed Jul 27 16:21:35 UTC 2005


Am Mi, den 27.07.2005 schrieb M E Fieu um 18:07:

> Hi.. I have 2 linux servers with samba installed. Both are configured to mount to separate windows
> 2000 pro network drives. The proper windows user are created on both windows PC too
> 
> In Linux server1, I am able to mount the windows PC SPM-TEST1 using the following command
> 
> mount -t smbfs -o username=mcg_iur,password=mcg1234 //SPM-TEST1/IURdownload /mounted_spm_dir
> 
> In Linux server2, I am able to mount the windows PC SPM using the following command
> 
> mount -t smbfs -o username=mcg_iur,password=mcg1234 //SPM/IURdownload /mounted_spm_dir
> 
> In Linux server 1, I add the following entry in /etc/fstab
> //SPM-TEST1/IURdownload /mounted_spm_dir smbfs username=mcg_iur,password=mcg1234,uid=502,gid=503 0
> 0
> 
> It is able to map the network samba drive after reboot
> 
> BUT in Linux server 2, I add the following entry in /etc/fstab too as 
> //SPM/IURdownload  /mounted_spm_dir  smbfs  username=mcg_iur,password=mcg1234,uid=502,gid=503 0 0
> 
> But it samba network drive is not mapped after reboot.  What can be the problem ?? any idea?
> 
> The only difference that I found between Linux server 1 and 2 is their samba version. 
> 
> [root at server1 mounted_spm_dir]# rpm -qa | grep samba
> samba-common-3.0.9-1.3E.3
> samba-client-3.0.9-1.3E.3
> samba-3.0.9-1.3E.3
> redhat-config-samba-1.0.16-2
> 
> [root at server2 mounted_spm_dir]# rpm -qa | grep samba
> samba-3.0.9-1.3E.2
> samba-common-3.0.9-1.3E.2
> samba-client-3.0.9-1.3E.2
> redhat-config-samba-1.0.16-2

As these are obviously no Fedora hosts please ask your question in the
forum / mailinglist of your OS.

Alexander


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