On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 04:13:40PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > Hi Julian,
Hi Steve! > On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 10:03:57PM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote: > > Package: smbfs > > Version: 3.0.28-1~lenny1 > > Severity: serious > > > I have just upgraded from 3.0.27a-1 to this version, and now when I > > try to mount my Samba partition, I get the following error: > > > euclid:~ # mount -t cifs //WGS-SVR-001/RMStaff /mnt/wggs/rmstaff -o > > credentials=/etc/wggs.credentials,uid=jdg,gid=jdg > > mount error: could not find target server. TCP name WGS-SVR-001/RMStaff not > > found > > No ip address specified and hostname not found > > euclid:~ # > > > Any idea why this might be the case? I've never seen this error > > before, and I can list the partition just fine. > > > Also: smbclient --user jgi --command=dir //WGS-SVR-001/RMStaff > > works just fine. > > Is this hostname resolvable via DNS (i.e., how about "ping WGS-SVR-001" > instead of "smbclient" as a test)? The mount.cifs program doesn't support > WINS-based host resolution (nor mount.smbfs, IIRC). C.f. bug #311709. I'll check and let you know. But something has clearly changed between version 3.0.27a-1 and this version, as it did work until now. And if it is a DNS issue, then how on earth am I meant to specify the partition to mount.cifs?! Many thanks for the swift response. Julian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]