If the machine (jupiter) is named via a DNS service/server it's possible that the dns client hasn't started when the mount is attempted, so it times out. Try putting the IP of the server in there instead of the name.
On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 09:16 +1300, Roger Searle wrote: > Hi, I can't figure out why the following 2 lines from /etc/fstab are > failing to mount the drives, though they will mount manually by doing > "sudo mount //jupiter/backup" or "sudo mount /network/jupiter/data/". > > //jupiter/data /network/jupiter/data cifs > credentials=/home/roger/.smbpasswd 0 0 > //jupiter/backup /network/jupiter/backup cifs
