I have two machines with Ubuntu 10.04. The first machine has problems starting some processes so I am moving my application to a new box without those problems but it seems the new box has a problem as well.
My application checks a Windows folder every minute for the appearance of a file. When a file appears it is moved to the Ubuntu box and processed. The mounting of the Windows folder is handled via a line in the /etc/fstab file. The first machine handles the line without a problem but the second fails. Both boxes can see the Windows subfolders via the Nautilus GUI. The first box mounts a source directory several levels down in the structure. The second box fails unless the source is immediately off the root. Focusing on the problem machine, here are two lines from the /etc/fstab file. The first one works and the second does not //10.0.0.1/logic /usr/InfoBoard/DropBox/ cifs username=administrator, password=secret,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0 //10.0.0.1/logic/ /usr/InfoBoard/DropBox/ cifs username=administrator, password=secret,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0 (The only difference between the two is the addition of a forward slash after the source folder name.) With the second line in fstab, the result from a "sudo mount -a" command is "mount: //10.0.0.1/logic/ is not a valid block device". The dmesg report is " CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -6" The fact that the old box allows me to mount the folder the way I need to suggests that there is no problem on the Win2K side. I'm guessing there is either a configuration difference between the two Ubuntu boxes or there is a problem with one of the packages on the new machine. I have Googled both the "not a valid block" and -6 error messages but have not found any mention of my specific condition. Any help will be appreciated! TIA - Joe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
