hi ya roy
> $mount -t smb //'server 2'/share /mnt/temp
> $mount -t smb //server\ 3/share /mnt/temp
if these "name creates a problem"
why not just make an cname alias for smbfs/autofs/etc...
( ie: fix your DNS so you have many names for the same server )
have fun
alvin
>
> $cat /etc/auto.smb
> test1 -fstype=smb ://server/share
> test2 -fstype=smb ://'server 2'/share
> test3 -fstype=smb ://server\ 3/share
>
> Only the test1 entry works; the others give bad syslog errors.
>
> automount[3686]: attempting to mount entry /.autosmb/test2
> automount[5444]: >> sh: unexpected EOF while looking for `''
> automount[5444]: >> sh: -c: line 2: syntax error
> automount[5444]: >> mount failed
>
> automount[3686]: attempting to mount entry /.autosmb/test3
> automount[5463]: >> Added interface ip=128.42.159.72 bcast=128.42.159.255
>nmask=255.255.255.0
> automount[5463]: >> Usage: smbmount //server/share mountpoint [options ...]
> automount[5463]: >> Version 2.0.5a
> automount[5463]: >> ^I-d debuglevel set the debuglevel
> automount[5463]: >> ^I-n netbios name. Use this name as my netbios name
> automount[5463]: >> ^I-N don't ask for a password
> automount[5463]: >> ^I-I dest IP use this IP to connect to
> automount[5463]: >> ^I-E write messages to stderr instead of stdout
> automount[5463]: >> ^I-U username set the network username
> automount[5463]: >> ^I-W workgroup set the workgroup name
> automount[5463]: >> ^I-t terminal code terminal i/o code
>{sjis|euc|jis7|jis8|junet|hex}
>
> Trying to escape whitespace in the share names doesn't work either.
>
> Anyway, as best as I can figure out, there is no way to escape spaces
> in the autofs map files. Before anyone asks, giving the servers
> different netbios names and/or different share names isn't an option
> in most cases.
>
> Any help? I'm working on implementing the equivalent of a /net
> directory for browsing SMB shares, and this is my last obstacle.
> ---
> Roy Stogner
>
