Jerry, please see my comment at the end.... Debian bug report #369495
Quoting Jari Aalto ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Package: smbfs > Version: 3.0.22-1 > Severity: normal > > DESCRIPTION > > Moving from smb => cifs mounts in /etc/fstab and using parameter > > credentials=/etc/my/samba.cred > > PROBLEM > > It took some time to figure why the new connection type cifs gave > always error that password/username did not match. The orignal > credentials file for smb mounts included lines: > > username = foo > password = pass > > But when using the cifs mount type, it had to be in form: > > username=foo > password=pass > > SUGGESTION > > As this transition will probably cause headache for everyone else too, > please add to the manual page (to the end of DESCRIPTION heading) > lines: > > NOTE: When migrating from samba mount type to cifs, the > credentials file has now more strict format. The smb mount type > allowed defining variables in separate credentials file with > spaces: > > username = foo > > The assignments must now be written without spaces: > > username=foo Actually, I'm OK to report this upstream as a possible documentation enhancement, but I wonder whether this "strict" behaviour" is really intended. After all, we would also report this as "please be less strict in the credentials file handling"...:) Jerry, do you have an advice?
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