smbmount problem

lbdgwgt · 12-15-2006, 08:49 AM

Hi all,

i have a problem with smbmount which i installed from samba 2.2.12 (old i know

).

so after i installed samba packages on my linux system (i am building it on my own for a project purpose). i tried to connect it with my notebook (with windows XP) using the smbclient command:

Code:

# smbclient -L //NOTEBOOK
# smbclient //NOTEBOOK/Documents

both are working, i can access the shared documents in my windows system under the smb> prompt

but the if i tried to mount it using the smbmount command:

Code:

# smbmount //NOTEBOOK/Documents /mnt/share
Can't get mtab~ lock filesmbmnt failed: 1

but i think the mount is somehow succeed:

Code:

# cat /proc/mounts
.....
//NOTEBOOK/Documents /mnt/share smbfs rw,file_mode=0755,dir_mode=0755 0 0

but i cannot see the content of the directory, and even there are errors when i umount it:

Code:

# ls -l /mnt/share
ls: /mnt/winshare: Input/output error
# umount /mnt/share
smb_retry: no connection process
smb_delete_inode: could not close inode 2

i tried to find in google, and also here but there is no good hints how to solve the problem.

actually i am using a CF card to store the read-only linux system. for my application, i want to save a log file maybe on another computer (maybe windows). so the shared directory should be mounted somewhere in my root file system.

i need an opinion: is it really necessary to install samba? because maybe i think in this case my linux system does not need the server.
i just read this thread:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ght=filesmbmnt
can i just try to patch my kernel with the CIFS file system patch and then do the mount with cifs file system type?

big thanks for any hints for the newbee

Brian1 · 12-16-2006, 10:25 AM

Change NOTEBOOK to the IP of the machine.
smbmount //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Documents /mnt/share

Brian

lbdgwgt · 12-18-2006, 01:27 AM

Hi,

thanks for the answer. i tried but it result the same error. i cannot see the content of directory after mounting it.

Code:

# smbmount //192.168.1.2/Documents /mnt/share
Password:
Can't get /etc/mtab~ lock filesmbmnt failed: 1

# ls -al /mnt/share
ls: /mnt/share: Input/output error

# cat /proc/mounts
.....
//192.168.1.2/Documents /mnt/share smbfs rw,file_mode=9755,dir_mode=0755 0 0

any hints what should i do next?
thanks,

lbdgwgt · 12-18-2006, 08:21 AM

Hi all,

so i managed to do something. i patched the 2.4 kernel for CIFS file system supprot, compiled the samba 3.0.23 package, install:

Code:

# make installbin
# make installcifsmount

then i can mount my windows share directory using

Code:

# mount.cifs //192.168.1.5/Documents /mnt/winshare

the problem is it always asks for password.

but i cannot do it with the normal mount command:

Code:

# mount -t cifs //192.168.1.5/Documents /mnt/winshare
CIFS: Missing UNC name for mount target
mount: Mounting //192.168.1.5/Documents on /mnt/winshare failed : Invalid argument

what is the cause of the problem?
becuase actually i want to mount the windows directory during startup. i use busybox, so if put the following line in my /etc/init.d/rcS file:

Code:

/usr/local/samba/sbin/mount.cifs //192.168.1.5/Documents /mnt/winshare

it will ask for password before getty runned.
how can i solve the problem?

thanks,