Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone since Scientific Linux 5.3 has had a problem with
mounting CIFS filesystem from both the CLI and /etc/fstab when using
credential files? If I manually specify the password the FS works ­ even
when using the cred file to get the username.

This box I am using is running the latest kernel and patches to CIFS etc.:
[r...@msn001 root]# uname -a
Linux msn001.ansto.gov.au 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 #1 SMP Wed Jan 20 00:57:09 EST
2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[r...@msn001 root]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Scientific Linux SL release 5.4 (Boron)

I always get the error when trying to mount:
On the CLI:
  [r...@msn001 root]# mount -t cifs //SERVERNAME/pet_data /petstore
--verbose -o domain=ANSTO,credentials=/root/testPasswd

  mount.cifs kernel mount options:
unc=//SERVERNAME\pet_data,ip=X.X.X.X,user=user,ver=1,rw,domain=ANSTO,credent
ials=/root/testPasswd,pass=********
  mount error 13 = Permission denied
  Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)

In /var/log/messages:
  Jan 27 15:10:37 msn001 kernel:  CIFS VFS: Send error in SessSetup = -13
  Jan 27 15:10:37 msn001 kernel:  CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code
= -13

Naturally if I try to mount the filesystem many times I lock out the account
in our Active directory.

The following line use to work before I was using / updated to Scientific
Linux 5.3 ­ I have since done the lame workaround of putting the username
and password in /etc/fstab to make things for for my scientists who live in
a Windows and Linux world ...
//SERVERNAME/pet_data    /petstore       cifs
defaults,user,uid=bla,gid=bla,mode=0775,domain=ANSTO,credentials=/root/.pet_
sci_user

I did find this bug talked about in the Samba lists:
http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-client/2009-November/005402.html

Has anyone got a better workaround / fix that putting the password in
/etc/fstab?

Thanks,
--
Cooper Ry Lees
HPC / UNIX Systems Administrator - Information Management Services (IMS)
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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