[Samba] problems mounting smbfs

[Jay Ts]

> > Just in case it might help got this from
> > http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/net/0102.0/0042.html
> > Edit /etc/fstab to add the following line: 
> > 
> > 
> > //[servername]/[mountpoint] /mnt/[mountdirectory] smbfs 
> > noauto,rw,username=[username] 0 0 
>  
> It is never a good idea to store your password in this file, as it is 
> world-readable by default. When you want to mount the share type: 
> 
> # mount /mnt/[mountdirectory] 
> 
> and you'll be prompted for [username]'s password. 

Yes, that is the most secure method.  (Unless you've got a
shoulder surfer, or someone picking up the EMF signal from
your monitor. ;-)

But it can also be inconvenient.  A slightly less secure,
but still sort-of-ok (usually ;) method is to use a credentials
file, like this:

//maya/d  /maya-d  smbfs  credentials=/usr/local/samba/private/maya-cred,uid=jay,gid=jay,fmask=600,dmask=700 0 0

Of course, make sure that file in a directory readable/writable only
by root, and set the permissions of the file likewise.

This method allows the share to be mounted at boot time. 

Jay Ts
jay at jayts.cx