Mounting a windows share...advice

redhatuser1 · 09-19-2012, 10:39 AM

Hi,

I am trying to mount a windows share permanently...

the following command works 100% but I would like the mount to join after a reboot...

Code:

mnt -t cifs //servername/share$ /mnt/mntpoint -ousername=user1,password=pass1

I have tried adding the following to fstab without any success:

Code:

//servername/share$ /mnt/mntpoint      cifs      credentials=/home/.credfile   0 0

Any help would be useful - could I add the following to CRON:

Code:

@reboot mnt -t cifs //servername/share$ /mnt....

414N · 09-19-2012, 10:41 AM

Add the auto option to those specified in /etc/fstab to have the system auto-mount it at boot-time.

redhatuser1 · 09-19-2012, 10:50 AM

thanks, so:

Code:

//servername/share$ /mnt/mntpoint      auto    credentials=/home/.credfile   0 0

I replaced cifs with auto - that didn't work either? do I need both

414N · 09-19-2012, 10:52 AM

No, you need to add auto to the mount options (credentials=...) and not change the filesystem type (cifs):

Code:

//servername/share$ /mnt/mntpoint      cifs      auto,credentials=/home/.credfile   0 0

redhatuser1 · 09-19-2012, 10:58 AM

ha - my bad - I put it in the wrong place...

rebooting now to see if it works.

TobiSGD · 09-19-2012, 11:06 AM

Are you sure that the .credfile is in /home, not in /home/username?
Also, what happens if you try to mount it manually with

Code:

mount /mnt/mntpoint

redhatuser1 · 09-20-2012, 03:13 AM

Thanks but it is working ok...

the cred file is there hidden...

414N · 09-24-2012, 02:55 AM

Is the issue no more, then?

redhatuser1 · 09-25-2012, 03:33 AM

No longer an issue.

414N · 09-25-2012, 04:11 AM

Mark the thread as solved, then