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When I try to use smbmount or mount -t smbfs I get this error message.
ERROR: smbfs filesystem not supported by the kernel
Please refer to the smbmnt(8) manual page
smbmnt failed: 255
So I try "modprobe smbfs" I get this error message
FATAL: Error inserting smbfs (/lib/modules/2.6.5-7.97-default/kernel/fs/smbfs/smbfs.ko): Invalid module format
I would guess this broke when the server was upgraded last week.
How should I do to fix this? I would rather not recompile the entire kernel, since 1) I have never done that before and 2) this machine needs to stay up for my teams development work. Can I just recompile the kernel module and install that? and how do I compile/install a kernel modules?
I am a bit of a newbie so don't be afraid to state something obvious.
Type uname -a and see what the output is. If the version of the kernel doesn't match 2.6.5-7.97-default then that is your problem, and I'll walk you through compiling the modules.
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