LinuxQuestions.org - problem with samba on slackware 10.2, connecting to Win2k3, smbclient works, mount no

I also posted this over in Linux-Software, so sorry for the double, but I didn't know where this would be more appropriate. Moderators, feel free to delete the worse choice if this is a no-no.

Alright, this has been a bit of an arduous journey... i have a pair of linux servers (one RH 7.3, one Slackware 10.2). I will be taking the RH server offline soon, so I set out to archive it before doing so. After thinking about this, I decided it would be a good idea to set up the Slackware to back itself up nightly to our main file server (the Win2k3 box) as well.

I initially had some problems due to the signing of SMB packets/blocks/whatever by 2k3, but disabled that policy, and am able to get the RH server connected without a problem.

I am still having trouble with the Slackware box though. It is running samba 3.0.20.

Trying to connect to the server using smbclient works just fine (names have been changed to protect the innocent, heh):

Code:

root@unixserver:/mnt# smbclient //win2k3server/backups -U unixuser%unixpassword

Domain=[OURDOMAIN] OS=[Windows Server 2003 3790] Server=[Windows Server 2003 5.2]

smb: \> dir

  .                                  D        0  Mon Dec 19 13:52:00 2005

  ..                                  D        0  Mon Dec 19 13:52:00 2005

  voss                                D        0  Mon Dec 19 14:17:55 2005



                35770 blocks of size 8388608. 16436 blocks available

smb: \> cd voss

smb: \voss\> mkdir test

smb: \voss\> dir

  .                                  D        0  Mon Dec 19 14:39:04 2005

  ..                                  D        0  Mon Dec 19 14:39:04 2005

  test                                D        0  Mon Dec 19 14:39:04 2005



                35770 blocks of size 8388608. 16436 blocks available

smb: \voss\> rmdir test

smb: \voss\> exit

mounting the share appears to work just fine as well, however, trying to access the mounted share fails:

Code:

root@unixserver:/mnt# smbmount //win2k3server/backups /mnt/backup -o username=unixuser%unixpassword

root@unixserver:/mnt# ls /mnt/backup

ls: /mnt/backup: Permission denied

root@unixserver:/mnt#

in fact, i can't even see the folder where it is mounted inside of the /mnt folder any longer...

Code:

root@unixserver:/mnt# ls -la /mnt/

ls: /mnt/backup: Permission denied

total 24

drwxr-xr-x  7 root root  4096 2005-12-19 14:32 .

drwxr-xr-x  19 1000 users 4096 2005-12-14 01:19 ..

drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 2002-03-16 02:34 cdrom

drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 2002-03-16 02:34 floppy

drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 2002-03-16 02:34 hd

I am connecting to the Windows server from the RH in the exact same way that I am trying to from the Slackware machine, and it works without a problem. There is nothing strange in the Windows server's event logs to indicate a problem either... a couple correct messages about a logon when mounting the share, and a valid message about a logoff when umounting it. No messages are logged when attempting to access the mounted folder, ie. nothing logged when my 'ls /mnt/backup' fails.

I am stumped, so someone, please, point out the obvious (hopefully) problem that I am overlooking.

Tom Beauchamp
Ultracomputing Consulting Services