[linux-cifs-client] Re: mount.cifs v1.8 error code

[Steven French]

> When using the command:
>
>  mount.cifs //share temp
>
> I get an error code 38 (function not implemented)

With only a server name specified and no share name, mount cifs assumes
that you are trying to
mount the root of the CIFS DFS namespace on that server.   Since cifs does
not yet implement
a way to query what the root (top share) of the CIFS DFS server is, it
returns not supported:

      "Mounting the DFS root for a particular server not implemented yet
      No ip address specified and hostname not found"

In your example, it thinks the server name is "share" which is probably not
what you want.

Try to specify both a server name and a share name (with a slash in
between) ie
a "UNC name" e.g.

      mount.cifs //server/share temp

or if you are trying to mount to your own machine

      mount.cifs //localhost/share temp


Steve French
Senior Software Engineer
Linux Technology Center - IBM Austin
phone: 512-838-2294
email: sfrench at-sign us dot ibm dot com
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