reopen 177584 thanks > Package: smbfs > Version: 2.2.3a-12 > Kernel: 2.4.19 > > The "smbmount" command fails if the mount point does not have write access > (i.e. 700 or greater). This is different than other mount types which will > work fine on a directory with permissions of 555. > > Brian > ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
> From: Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Bug#177584: smbmount: needs write permission on mounted point > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:15:38 +0100 > This is an intentional access control feature that is explained in the > smbmnt man page. But an ill-designed one; refusing to allow mounting over a directory that you own but don't currently have write access to, when other filesystems have no such requirement, is unnecessarily inconsistent. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/
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