Yep, Tried mount -t smbfs -o rw username etc. etc. And mount -t smbfs -o rw, username etc. etc
Both gave Usage: etc. etc.........For many more details, say man 8 mount Robert What if there were no hypothetical questions? -----Original Message----- From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 25 August 2003 4:09 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rights to windows shares did you try mount -t smbfs with "-o rw,..." I used to believe that mount -t smbfs and smbmount did equivalent mounts. On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:15:57 +1200 "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thankyou all those who replied but especially to Hamish. I have it working > at work now, hopefully the same method will work at home.. > > This worked (giving rw access):- > > * smbmount //servername/foldername /home/robert/foldername/ -o > username=robert,password=xxxxxx > > (And I do not need to be root for the above to work) > > These gave read only access:- > > * mount -t smbfs -o username=robert,password=xxxxxx > //servername/foldername /home/robert/foldername/ > * mount -t smbfs -o username=guest //servername/foldername > /home/robert/foldername/ > > Now that I seem to have a solution, it would still be interesting to know > why my previous methods were not completely successful. > > Robert > > What if there were no hypothetical questions? > > > Robert > > What if there were no hypothetical questions? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) > Sent: Monday, 25 August 2003 9:33 a.m. > To: Linux Users Group (E-mail) > Subject: Rights to windows shares > > Last time I asked this question I got no replies but I am > not giving up. > > We have, at home, several Windows boxes with shared folders > which we can read and write to from other Windows boxes. > > I can also read and write to my Samba shares on my Linux > boxes from the Windows boxes. > > My problem is that I do not have the ability to write to the > Windows shares from my Linux boxes using smbfs (read access is fine) > > All ideas will be gratefully accepted (I am sure this must > be something simple I have missed). > > TIA, Rob > -- Nick Rout Barrister & Solicitor Christchurch, NZ Ph +64 3 3798966 Fax + 64 3 3798853 http://www.rout.co.nz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
