On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 15:06:22 -0400 Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 8/5/2003 2:08 PM, someone claiming to be Collins Richey wrote: > > > On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 12:58:27 -0400 > > Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>On 8/5/2003 11:52 AM, someone claiming to be Collins Richey wrote: > >> > >> > >>>On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:04:51 -0600 > >>>Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:59:41 -0600 > >>>>Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 20:16:18 -0500 > >>>>>Michael Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Collins Richey wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Is there any way to cause the mount not to prompt for a passwd? > > > >>>>>>>Hint, I have no defined users and do not log in to the WinXP > >>>>>>>box. > >>>>>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>If you put the appropriate line in /etc/fstab with > >password=,user=>>>>>then you can just do 'mount /mnt/samba'. (Or it > >may have to be>>>>>user=guest). > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Thanks. It works with user=guest. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>OK, now to dig a little deeper. The set of directories (it > >varies)>>>that I'm wanting to access "appear" to have no common high > >level>>>directory(they are anchored on the WinXP desktop), so I need > >to do a>>>separate mount for each. Short of putting a big list in > >fstab, is>>>there any way to get a given directory mounted for > >general use upon>>>demand, either by command or by root command and > >make the>> > >>>permissions>such that normal users can manipulate it? > >>> > >>> > >>>After further experimentation > >>> > >>>This works as root (no passwd prompt, no errors of any sort) > >>> > >>>mount -t smbfs -o guest //name/Collins /mnt/smb-collins > >>> > >>>But it does not work from normal user relying on fstab entry > >>> > >>>//name/Collins /mnt/smb-collins smbfs \ > >>>noauto,user,guest 0 0 > >>> > >>>I get > >>> > >>>mount //name/Collins > >>>cannot mount on /mnt/smb-collins: Operation not permitted > >>>smbmnt failed: 1 > >>> > >>>Any ideas? > >>> > >> > >>Don't you need a username=guest line in there somewhere? > >>Check 'man smbmount' > >> > > > > > > I've also tried that. The mount command works with either -o guest > > or-o user=guest,password= , but I've found no combination that will > > work in fstab. > > > > Can't help you too much as I don't have a Windows share that doesn't > have a password. But, I set the PASSWD environment variable, and > added://192.168.1.8/Tim /mnt/share smbfs noauto,user,rw 0 0 > to /etc/fstab and was able to mount the share with > 'mount /mnt/share' > > So perhaps setting USER=guest would work. Dunno if that's workable for > > you or not... > > Did you try: > //name/Collins /mnt/smb-collins smbfs \ > noauto,user,rw,username=guest 0 0 > Yes, mount fails as before. I didn't include rw, but I don't think that matters. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
