so smbmount and smbumount needs to be set to chmod 775?
I did try this and this is what it gave me....
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such
file or directory
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such
file or directory
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such
file or directory
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such
file or directory
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such
file or directory
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such
file or directory
smbmnt must be installed suid root for direct user mount (501,501)
smbmnt failed: 1
/MattB
On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 09:55, Bryan Paxton wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 09:03, tech at mathco dot com wrote:
> > When trying to mount a share with smbmount (the latest samba-client in
> > cooker) as root
> > i get this error, but the mount get mounted. But is not writable by other
> > user then root.
> >
> > tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file
> > /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such file or directory
> > tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file
> > /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such file or directory
> > tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file
> > /var/cache/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such file or directory
> >
> > But if i try to smbmount it as a normal user i get this error
> >
> > libsmb based programs must *NOT* be setuid root.
> > 3098: Connection to SERVER failed
> >
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > /MattB
> >
>
> This is not right.... Meaning, libsmb is telling you the right message.
>
> >From the spec file:
> %attr(4775,root,root) %{prefix}/bin/smbmount
> %attr(4775,root,root) %{prefix}/bin/smbumount
>
> Which is, well, wrong : )
> smbmount and smbumount are simply front-ends to mount and umount (those
> need to be setuid root).
>
> So err s/4755/755 on that...
>
>
> --
> Bryan Paxton
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>
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> calmed
> lie down with ease, having set winning & losing aside."
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>
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