Could you try something like that:
in /etc/fstab:
//<server>/<share> /mnt/point smbfs workgroup=<domain>,credentials=/etc/smbpassword 0 0
in /etc/smbpassword:
username=<user>
password=<password>


Note that you should not add domain to the <user> in credentials file but put it as a separate option for smbmount.

Hope it helps,
Igor

Michael Woodhams wrote:
Background: Linux, Debian (Sarge). I want to auto-mount an smbfs at
boot. smbmount version is 3.0.7-Debian.

With the following in my fstab, I can do the mount as root, but have to
provide a password (hence either I can't boot unattended, or can't mount
it during boot):

//<server>/<share> /mnt/point smbfs user,noauto,username=<user>/<domain>,uid=<user>,gid=<user> 0 0

I can make it automount by providing the password:

//<server>/<share> /mnt/point smbfs user,noauto,username=<user>/<domain>,uid=<user>,gid=<user>,password=<password> 0 0

but this is insecure. I tried using credentials:

//<server>/<share> /mnt/point smbfs user,noauto,username=<user>/<domain>,uid=<user>,gid=<user>,credentials=/etc/smbpassword 0 0

where /etc/smbpassword contains

username=<user>/<domain>
password=<password>

but I get an error:
1741: session setup failed: ERRDOS - ERRnoaccess (Access denied.)
SMB connection failed

(I think '1741' is a PID - it changes each time.)

To forstall some suggestions:

* There are no non-alphanumeric charaters in <user>, <domain>,
<password> etc.
* There is a newline at the end of /etc/smbpassword
* I've tried from the command line using 'smbmount', with the same
results - works with "password=" but not with "credentials="
* I've tried giving the credentials file liberal permissions (666)
* The password in the credentials file is correct - I've cut-and-pasted
it to command line and had it work
* I've tried (from command line) without the extra options like 'user'
and 'noauto'.
* Yes, I've googled - I found several others with the same problem, but
no solution. http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2003-November/002040.html
http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2004-01/msg00114.php


Michael W.



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