Remote mount

chengjin · 04-09-2008, 08:29 AM

I would like to mount windows from Debian server ,

I use the command mount -t ext3 -o username="...", password="..." windows_path/path local_path,

it pops the below messages :
mount: special device //windows_path/pathdoes not exist ,

I use the same command in another RH server ( with -t cifs ) , it is OK to mount , can advise what is wrong in my server ? thx

acid_kewpie · 04-09-2008, 08:33 AM

well for a start you're trying to say it's an ext3 filesystem, when obviously it's not, it'll be cifs. so have you tried using the right fs type?

puntjuh · 04-09-2008, 08:35 AM

The windows drive you are trying to mount is probably not configged with an EXT3 Filesystem. I'd recommend:

mount -t smbfs -o username="..." password=".." /you/home/dir/or/sth //your/windows

smbfs might be outdated, it's beeing replaced by cifs.

so this might also work:

mount -t cifs -o username="..." password=".." /you/home/dir/or/sth //your/windows

jschiwal · 04-09-2008, 08:36 AM

Are you trying to mount a share offered by a different windows computer or are you trying to mount a windows partition on the same computer. I.E., multibooting. If the former, then use the cifs filesystem. If the latter, what is the filesystem on the partition. You can't just make up a different filesystem type in the mount command.

For "cifs", use //netbios_name/sharename instead of the device. For a local ntfs partition, consider using ntfs-3g.

You will need to install fuse if it isn't already. Then install "ntfs-3g"

acid_kewpie · 04-09-2008, 08:46 AM

hmm, i was assuming that the title meant it was over a lan, but who knows...?

chengjin · 04-09-2008, 09:03 AM

the replies,

I also tried -t vfat , but the error is still "mount: special device //windows_path/path does not exist " , I know cifs is common with mount package , if I want the system supports the file system type "cifs" , what can i do ? thx

mtimbro · 04-09-2008, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by chengjin

the replies,

I also tried -t vfat , but the error is still "mount: special device //windows_path/path does not exist " , I know cifs is common with mount package , if I want the system supports the file system type "cifs" , what can i do ? thx

Hmmm it doesn't seem to me as this is a cifs issue...Can you ping and/or resolve the windows machine you are trying to mount off of ? i.e. Do you have access to it ?

chengjin · 04-09-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mtimbro

Hmmm it doesn't seem to me as this is a cifs issue...Can you ping and/or resolve the windows machine you are trying to mount off of ? i.e. Do you have access to it ?

i am 100% sure this is not connection problem , no any restriction between the servers, all are in the same LAN .

chengjin · 04-09-2008, 12:00 PM

thx ,

it seems my system is not support cifs and smbfs file system type , can advise how can I make my system supports these file system type without re-compile the kernel ? thx

acid_kewpie · 04-09-2008, 01:25 PM

i'm sure you do support cifs on any modern distro, and smbfs on anything older.

jschiwal · 04-10-2008, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mtimbro

Hmmm it doesn't seem to me as this is a cifs issue...Can you ping and/or resolve the windows machine you are trying to mount off of ? i.e. Do you have access to it ?

Your mount command said otherwise. Ext3 would be a filesystem you use on a partition. Cifs would be what you use for mounting a samba share.