Change you /etc/fstab line to read: //machine.domain/directorytomount /mnt/directory cifs auto,defaults,credentials=/root/.sambapasswords 0 0
Any fstab entry with auto here will try to mount at startup. Paul Quoting Kerry Mayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
The following is the line from my fstab: //machine.domain/directorytomount /mnt/directory cifs defaults,credentials=/root/.sambapasswords 0 0 the file /root/.sambapasswords contains the username and password for the samba share: username= password= Kerry.
