[Samba] Problem mounting with credentials file

[Jonathan Duncan]

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006, Guenter Kukkukk wrote:

>>> you _need_ mount.cifs when using a credentials file!
>>> mount.cifs reads and parses the credentials file - the cifs kernel module
>>> does _not_!
>>
>> Thank you.  This is probably dependant on my distribution, but how do I
>> get that file?  Is it usually installed with samba?  Do I just create it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jonathan
>
> The mount.cifs helper stuff is part of samba.
> The binary is usually installed as /sbin/mount.cifs
>
> Guenter
>
>

Apparently I did not have samba installed at all on my system and I was 
using the components that I had built into the kernel.  Boy do I feel 
sheepish.  Thank you all.  I appreciate your help.  I hope that this 
thread can also help someone else in the future.

Regards,
Jonathan