[Samba] Re: smbfs mount issues

[Igor Belyi]

Have you tried to browse this share with smbclient?

Igor

Jason Pirok wrote:
> This problem began a couple months ago with my new install of (you
> guessed it) XP sp2.  Now, when i mount a share from the xp machine to
> my debian box, everyone, including rot, gets a permission denied
> trying to ls the dir.
> 
> I've read posts about switching to cifs, but that has opened a whole
> new can of worms.  I'd just like to see smbfs mount my shares properly
> the way they used to.
> 
> My version of samba is 3.0.7-1 according to dpkg on debian unstable.  
> the mount command is
> 
> mount -t smbfs -o
> credentials=cred.file,netbiosname=intruder,workgroup=workgroup,ip=111.111.111.111
> //host/share /path/to/mount/dir
> 
> I've done lots of look ups on google regarding many combinations of xp
> smbfs and the problems encountered to no avail.  I'm at wits end and
> don't know what else to do.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Jason