[Bug 44874] Re: auto smbfs mount in /etc/fstab causes hald hang at boot

2006-06-01 Thread ipguru99
I haven't tried noauto.. but the 'sudo mount.. ' in a script is what is causing my freeze ;-) But I see what you mean.. put it in the /etc/fstab, but the noauto just means that I don't have to use the entire command in the script... ok, thanks, I will try. That might be the workaround I need...

[Bug 44874] Re: auto smbfs mount in /etc/fstab causes hald hang at boot

2006-06-01 Thread ipguru99
ok, get this. I put this in my /etc/fstab: //deb/andrea/home/bkastor/test-mount smbfs noauto,users,sync,username=andrea%password,dmask=777,fmask=777 0 0 (which I can type in .. using mount -t.. and it works) After putting this in the fstab, I open a terminal and type in: sudo mount

[Bug 44874] Re: auto smbfs mount in /etc/fstab causes hald hang at boot

2006-06-01 Thread ipguru99
whoops.. sorry, messed that up.. When I type it into the xterm, it works fine... When I double click the executable file with sudo mount //deb/andrea it hangs... sorry... little flustered. I can type this all just fine, and now my wife is learning what the hell was going on in the background!

[Bug 44874] Re: auto smbfs mount in /etc/fstab causes hald hang at boot

2006-05-31 Thread ipguru99
I have on that boots with the fstab just fine.. but with my laptop, I didn't want to do that. I 'had' a file that I made executable and clicked on with ease for more than a year.. until I upgraded to Dapper. Now the entire box freezes... hard.. I can type it in manually, but if I run it, it