Sharing files question

TroN-0074 · 07-02-2012, 06:49 PM

I am trying to mount some files from my desktop to my laptop running vector linux 7

I am issuing the command

Code:

# mount.cifs //10.0.0.8/Downloads /home/user1/Downloads -o domain=workgroup,rw,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid="$USER"

Which replies

Quote:

bash: mount.cifs: command not found

What am I doing wrong?
I havent modified anything after installation what files should I modify and how.
I will appreciate all advices. Thank you!

evo2 · 07-02-2012, 07:20 PM

Hi,

it looks like you don't have cifs-utils installed.

Evo2.

TroN-0074 · 07-02-2012, 09:09 PM

Thank you for your reply. I did a search for the cifs-utils in the package manager and I couldnt find any. The search result only comes back with SAMBA which is already installed.

TobiSGD · 07-02-2012, 09:23 PM

In Slackware the mount.cifs command is part of the samba package, I assume that this is the same for Vector. Are you trying this as root?

TroN-0074 · 07-02-2012, 09:34 PM

Yes, I am doing this as root. It is the same command I use in my slackware installation and works fine there.

I will appreciate all advice. Thank you!

evo2 · 07-02-2012, 09:58 PM

Hi,

sorry about the incorrect information about what package provides mount.cifs.

I think you should probably check to see if mount.cifs really exists and is in your path. Check to see where it is on your slackware installation:

Code:

which mount.cifs

then check to see if it is in the same place on your vector install.

HTH,

Evo2.

TobiSGD · 07-08-2012, 05:10 PM

Out of curiosity I just installed Vector Light 7 into a VM and discovered that /sbin/mount.cifs does exist, but it is only a symlink to /usr/sbin/mount.cifs, which doesn't exist. So it seems to me that Vector Light is broken.
A web search has revealed nothing about this, which I find rather surprising. For many people mount.cifs is essential, I wonder how it can be unnoticed that this is broken, especially when one keeps in mind that the beta phase of Vector was not really short.

Anyways, I copied over mount.cifs from a machine with Slackware 13.37 and now it works. May at least be a workaround for you also, if needed drop me a message and I can send you mount.cifs per mail.

TroN-0074 · 07-08-2012, 10:05 PM

Thank you for the tip. I transferred /usr/sbin/mount.cifs from SlackWare to Vector then I ran the command and I received a reply

Code:

bash: /sbin/mount.cifs: Permission denied

I am doing this as root so I dont know what to change in the file

However I haven't done anything to the /sbin/mount.cifs file

I will appreciate all advice

TobiSGD · 07-08-2012, 10:17 PM

Check if the file is marked executable.