[Samba] mount_smbfs: can't get handle to requester (no /dev/nsmb* device)

[Markku Kokko]

On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 21:41, John H Terpstra wrote:
> On 16 Oct 2002, Markku Kokko wrote:
> 
> > Hi all !
> >
> > Reposting this because I got no ideas/information at all, hoping for some kind of response this time.
> >
> > I have a little problem here mounting or browsing samba shares.
> >
> > I have a FreeBSD 4.6.2 running samba, and a share on that called public.
> >
> > when I try to mount that share it asks for password, and then gives an
> > error:
> >
> > ex.
> >
> > libra# mount_smbfs //maxi at samba/public /mnt
> > Password:
> > mount_smbfs: can't get handle to requester (no /dev/nsmb* device)
> > libra#
> 
> Maybe try:
> 
> mount_smbfs //samba/public /mnt -o username=maxi,password=secret,...
> 
> - John T.
That did not help...
But I will check with the FreeBSD mailing list too, should have thought
of that first.

Thank you anyways !

Regards: Markku / Maxi

> 
> >
> > I can list the shares with smbclient, no errors at all.
> >
> > I can not login to the samba like this:
> >
> > libra# smbutil login //maxi at samba
> > Password:
> > smbutil: can't get handle to requester (no /dev/nsmb* device)
> > smbutil: can't get handle to requester (no /dev/nsmb* device)
> > smbutil: could not login to server SAMBA: syserr = Invalid argument
> > libra#
> >
> > I have checked /dev and there is one entry for nsmb0:
> >
> > libra# ll /dev/nsmb*
> > crw-------  1 root  wheel  144,   0 Oct 14 15:23 /dev/nsmb0
> > libra#
> >
> > I don't think the problem is server related because it works on another
> > Windows workstation on the same LAN.
> >
> > Any ideas on what this might be?
> > Need more info? Just ask, I'll give all info I can...
> >
> > Regards: Markku / Maxi
> >
> >
> >
> 
> -- 
> John H Terpstra
> Email: jht at samba.org
> 
>