[linux-cifs-client] Re: cifs no write access

[Harry Putnam]

Steven French <sfrench at us.ibm.com> writes:

>> If I were to get and compile the newest version. 
>> Would I also have to recompile my kernel
>
> Not sure how Fedora packages cifs vfs (my Fedora system is at home) but 
> probably is a module. Check:
>         /sbin/lsmod | grep "cifs"
> If it is a module then you only have to build the cifs module.  cifs vfs 
> is not invasive (since it was first added cifs vfs has not required kernel 
> coreq changes outside of the vfs module itself so did not typically 
> require rebuilding the core kernel just the module - there are not global 
> kernel changes in the more recent version of the cifs vfs that would 
> prevent its use on your kernel but there are known bugs when oplock is 
> disabled that are being worked)

Steve,
This thread is not really getting anywhere...
What information can I give you that would allow you to make a good
guess as to why I can't get write access under cifs?