"/usr/bin/smbmnt" is the /usr/bin/smbmount helper application.
See #man smbmnt #which smbmnt #ls -la /usr/bin/smbmnt smbmnt is probably set as: rwxr-xr-x root root Use: #chmod ug+s /usr/bin/smbmnt (to set the suid bits rwsr-s--r-x) In /etc/fstab add the "suid" option //Sydog/C /winshare/Sydog_C smbfs noauto,_netdev,user,suid 0 0 Since you are trying to mount SMB shares using the mouse on the desktop icons they might be using the /bin/mount command. In that case set /bin/mount as "r-sr-sr-x root root" (with chmod,chown) The "user,suid" options also apply to the /dev/fd0 and /dev/cdrom entries in /etc/fstab to allow ordinary users to mount/umount those devices if /bin/mount is set r-sr-sr-x root root. hth, keith Fisher Family wrote: > > Tried this but no go. I first tried exactly as you suggested > then tried username=myusername,password=mypassword, but neither worked. > > I got Reported error: > > smbmnt must be installed suid root for direct user mounts > (500,500) smbmnt failed:1 >
