[SOLVED] slackware 14.2 | how to mount already configured samba/slackware share point ???

jhsdcsjdcvbdj · 07-04-2017, 02:05 AM

ok trying to add a network share from slackwarebox1 to slackwarebox2 i put this line into etc/fstab (on slackwarebox2)

//192.XXX.X.X/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 smbfs rw,uid=0,gid=10,fmask=664,dmask=775,username=blahblah,password=blahblah 0 0

It shows up in KDM on the left in places on Nautilus but when i click it it says 'unable to mount"

I tried downloading the SmB4K program too and tried that. but nup, that won't work either.

However i can browse across the network just fine.

Been t it for hours now, quite frustrating, as it seems like a quick fix.

I am guessing it's a users/permissions issue ?

HALP?

CTM · 07-04-2017, 02:32 AM

From "man fstab":

Code:

       The non-superuser mounts.
              Normally,  only  the  superuser  can mount filesystems.  However, when fstab contains the user
              option on a line, anybody can mount the corresponding filesystem.

              Thus, given a line

                     /dev/cdrom  /cd  iso9660  ro,user,noauto,unhide

              any user can mount the iso9660 filesystem found on an inserted CDROM using the command

                     mount /dev/cdrom

              or

                     mount /cd

So you'll want to add "user" as an additional mount-time option to the list in column 4 in your /etc/fstab line. You should then be able to run "mount /mnt/Blackhole1" as user blahblah to view the share.

You can avoid having your Windows password exposed in /etc/fstab like that (where anyone can read it) by putting your Windows credentials in a file readable only by root:

Code:

username=blahblah
password=blahblah

and replacing the "username" and "password" options in your /etc/fstab line with "credentials=/path/to/credentials/file".

jhsdcsjdcvbdj · 07-04-2017, 02:50 AM

ok, i think i got the wrong answer.

I already have setup my network using samba on slackwarebox1 so i could access from windows 10 and that is all configured and works perfectly and has for months now.

Now, i have built a new slackwarebox let's call this slackwarebox2, now all i am trying to do is mount the network shares from slackwarebox1 on my slackware2 box.

i have progressed a little since asking the first question in the thread.

root@motherfucker:/# mount -t cifs //192.168.0.3/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 -o username=nothing
Password for nothing@//192.168.0.3/blackhole1:
Retrying with upper case share name
mount error(6): No such device or address
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

Any password i use will not work :/
so i'm guessing this is a users/permissions thing ?

CTM · 07-04-2017, 02:56 AM

Code:

Retrying with upper case share name
mount error(6): No such device or address

Are you sure the share is available at \\192.168.0.3\blackhole1, and that the (server-side) user "nothing" has permission to access it?

jhsdcsjdcvbdj · 07-04-2017, 03:07 AM

honestly, did you read my first post at all ?

I said i can browse the network just fine.

phenixia2003 · 07-04-2017, 03:59 AM

Hello,

I guess that's because smbfs is deprecated. Now you need to use cifs instead.

Can you post the output of commands below (run as root) :

Code:

$ mount //192.XXX.X.X/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 -t smbfs -o rw,uid=0,gid=10,fmask=664,dmask=775,username=blahblah,password=blahblah


$ mount //192.XXX.X.X/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 -t cifs -o rw,uid=0,gid=10,fmask=664,dmask=775,username=blahblah,password=blahblah

Note that fmask & dmask have been deprecated and you should use file_mode and dir_mode instead.

On my side, running the same kind of commands with one of my share points, I have the following results :

Code:

$ mount -t smbfs -o ro,credentials=/etc/credentials.seb,uid=seb,gid=users //blackdog/sandbox /mnt/hd
mount: unknown filesystem type 'smbfs'

$ mount -t cifs -o ro,credentials=/etc/credentials.seb,uid=seb,gid=users //blackdog/sandbox /mnt/hd

$ mount
...
//blackdog/sandbox on /mnt/hd type cifs (ro)

--
Seb

jhsdcsjdcvbdj · 07-04-2017, 08:39 AM

thanks heaps btw,

Code:

root@motherfucker:/# mount //192.168.0.3/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 -t smbfs -o rw,uid=0,gid=10,fmask=664,dmask=775,username=nothing,password=XXXXXX
mount: unknown filesystem type 'smbfs'
root@motherfucker:/# mount //192.168.0.3/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 -t cifs -o rw,uid=0,gid=10,fmask=664,dmask=775,username=nothing,password=XXXXXXX
WARNING: CIFS mount option 'fmask' is                            deprecated. Use 'file_mode' instead.
WARNING: 'file_mode' not expressed in octal.
WARNING: CIFS mount option 'dmask' is                            deprecated. Use 'dir_mode' instead.
WARNING: 'dir_mode' not expressed in octal.
mount error(22): Invalid argument
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

i keep seeing the mention of a credentials file, i'm not sure what this is or if i have one ?

phenixia2003 · 07-04-2017, 10:44 AM

Hello,

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhsdcsjdcvbdj

thanks heaps btw,

Code:

root@motherfucker:/# mount //192.168.0.3/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 -t smbfs -o rw,uid=0,gid=10,fmask=664,dmask=775,username=nothing,password=XXXXXX
mount: unknown filesystem type 'smbfs'
root@motherfucker:/# mount //192.168.0.3/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 -t cifs -o rw,uid=0,gid=10,fmask=664,dmask=775,username=nothing,password=XXXXXXX
WARNING: CIFS mount option 'fmask' is                            deprecated. Use 'file_mode' instead.
WARNING: 'file_mode' not expressed in octal.
WARNING: CIFS mount option 'dmask' is                            deprecated. Use 'dir_mode' instead.
WARNING: 'dir_mode' not expressed in octal.
mount error(22): Invalid argument
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

Ok. Now, if you replace fmask and dmask by file_mode and dir_mode, it should work. run the commands below to check this :

Code:

$ mount //192.168.0.3/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 -t cifs -o rw,uid=0,gid=10,file_mode=0664,dir_mode=0775,username=nothing,password=XXXXXXX

$ mount

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhsdcsjdcvbdj

i keep seeing the mention of a credentials file, i'm not sure what this is or if i have one ?

that's well described in mount.cifs manual :

Quote:

credentials=filename
specifies a file that contains a username and/or password and optionally the name
of the workgroup. The format of the file is:

username=value
password=value
domain=value

This is preferred over having passwords in plaintext in a shared file, such as
/etc/fstab. Be sure to protect any credentials file properly.

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SeB

jhsdcsjdcvbdj · 07-04-2017, 07:17 PM

Ok. So, I took photos.

http://i65.tinypic.com/2i1dv75.jpg

http://i65.tinypic.com/1z9mbd.jpg

Hope that makes it easier to understand.

phenixia2003 · 07-05-2017, 01:40 AM

Hello,

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhsdcsjdcvbdj

Ok. So, I took photos.

http://i65.tinypic.com/2i1dv75.jpg

http://i65.tinypic.com/1z9mbd.jpg

Hope that makes it easier to understand.

The mount point /mnt/blackhole1 does not exist. You just need to create it.

Edit:

For security concerns, mount.cifs cannot be used by regular users on Slackware. Therefore, what you want to do needs extra work :

1. set mount.cifs SUID :

Code:

$ su -
$ chmod +s /sbin/mount.cifs

2. add 'user' or 'users' to the option list of your fstab entry, like in example below :

Code:

 //192.XXX.X.X/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1 cifs user,rw,uid=0,gid=10,file_mode=0664,dir_mode=0775,username=blahblah,password=blahblah 0 0

Note that if you use a credentials file to store username/password, this file will have to be readable by any users that should be able to access this share point, which could lead to security concerns.

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SeB

jhsdcsjdcvbdj · 07-05-2017, 06:20 AM

It does exist though, cause i made it, in the mnt folder.

phenixia2003 · 07-05-2017, 06:50 AM

Hello,

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhsdcsjdcvbdj

It does exist though, cause i made it, in the mnt folder.

On the image you sent, the error reported by Dolphin is : An error occured while accessing 'Home', the system responded: mount /mnt/blackhole1: No such file or directory

However, you fstab contains reference to /mnt/Blackhole1 instead of /mnt/blackhole1. So you need to adjust your fstab accordingly.

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SeB

jhsdcsjdcvbdj · 07-05-2017, 08:08 PM

no luck.
same deal.

jhsdcsjdcvbdj · 07-05-2017, 09:18 PM

omg i'm so sorry this is so frustrating.

so i can't figure out how to copy and paste the output of vim via the terminal,
so i can't paste my /etc/fstab file.

but now its saying unable to find suitable address.

i can ping that IP address and browse the network share via KDE just fine :/
Whhyyyyy.

root@motherfucker:/home/nothing# mount -t cifs //192.168.0.3/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1
Password for root@//192.168.0.3/blackhole1:
Unable to find suitable address.

???

phenixia2003 · 07-06-2017, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhsdcsjdcvbdj

omg i'm so sorry this is so frustrating.
but now its saying unable to find suitable address.

i can ping that IP address and browse the network share via KDE just fine :/
Whhyyyyy.

root@motherfucker:/home/nothing# mount -t cifs //192.168.0.3/blackhole1 /mnt/Blackhole1
Password for root@//192.168.0.3/blackhole1:
Unable to find suitable address.

Can you post :

1. The content of /etc/samba/smb.conf

2. The content of /etc/fstab

3. The output of command :

Code:

$ smbclient -L 192.168.0.3 -U %

3. The output of command :

Code:

$ ls -l /mnt