[linux-cifs-client] Cannot mount LANServer network storage device.

[Stephen Berryman]

Hi



When I attempt to mount a shared directory from my new network storage
device, I get the following


Mounts OK from Windows XP and 2000.

Can't mount from Linux

$ uname -a
Linux tru64.local 2.6.23.17-88.fc7 #1 SMP Thu May 15 00:02:29 EDT 2008
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ sudo mount -t cifs -o
username=usersname,password=xxxxxx //192.168.88.2/users_space /mnt/users_space --verbose
Password:
parsing options: rw,username=usersname,password=xxxxxx

mount.cifs kernel mount options unc=//192.168.88.2\users_space,
ip=192.168.88.2,ver=1,rw,username=usersname,password=xxxxxx



Appears to work most times but then



$ ll /mnt/users_space
ls: cannot open directory /mnt/users_space: Not a directory



That is the target directory cannot be read!!

I first tried this using smb4k with the same result.

Often I get a failure of the mount command with



mount error 20 = Not a directory
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)


Same happens on



Linux p3000.local 2.6.23.17-88.fc7 #1 SMP Thu May 15 00:35:10 EDT 2008
i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux




so its not a x86_64 problem.

I had to use protocol=RAP to browse in smb4k




Hope you can help


regards


Stephen