[Samba] mount_smbfs: can't get handle to requester (no /dev/nsmb* device)

[John H Terpstra]

On 16 Oct 2002, Markku Kokko wrote:

> Hi all !
>
> Reposting this because I got no ideas/information at all, hoping for some kind of response this time.
>
> I have a little problem here mounting or browsing samba shares.
>
> I have a FreeBSD 4.6.2 running samba, and a share on that called public.
>
> when I try to mount that share it asks for password, and then gives an
> error:
>
> ex.
>
> libra# mount_smbfs //maxi at samba/public /mnt
> Password:
> mount_smbfs: can't get handle to requester (no /dev/nsmb* device)
> libra#

Maybe try:

mount_smbfs //samba/public /mnt -o username=maxi,password=secret,...

- John T.

>
> I can list the shares with smbclient, no errors at all.
>
> I can not login to the samba like this:
>
> libra# smbutil login //maxi at samba
> Password:
> smbutil: can't get handle to requester (no /dev/nsmb* device)
> smbutil: can't get handle to requester (no /dev/nsmb* device)
> smbutil: could not login to server SAMBA: syserr = Invalid argument
> libra#
>
> I have checked /dev and there is one entry for nsmb0:
>
> libra# ll /dev/nsmb*
> crw-------  1 root  wheel  144,   0 Oct 14 15:23 /dev/nsmb0
> libra#
>
> I don't think the problem is server related because it works on another
> Windows workstation on the same LAN.
>
> Any ideas on what this might be?
> Need more info? Just ask, I'll give all info I can...
>
> Regards: Markku / Maxi
>
>
>

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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org