[linux-cifs-client] cifs honor client <option> parameter in smb.conf

[Jeff Layton]

On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:58:00 +0530
Suresh Jayaraman <sjayaraman at suse.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Wondering whether cifs vfs client is supposed to honor or attempt to
> honor the client specific parameters in smb.conf. For e.g. an config
> entry such as:
> 
>    client plaintext auth
> 
> Currently, it seems with the above parameter in smb.conf, a cifs client
> won't be able to mount successfully with plaintext auth and will result
> in -EPERM error. Adjusting the SecurityFlags will allow the user to
> mount, though, but in that case the smb.conf entry is being ignored?
> 

smb.conf is completely ignored by mount.cifs

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Jeff Layton <jlayton at redhat.com>