Again, you can use the -o credentials=/path/to/credsfile that I mentioned previously so you don't have to put this in the bash_history file. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Carnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "TriLUG Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 10:27 AM Subject: [TriLUG] Mounting Samba shares on a Linux server
> Here's a nice site that covers using smbmount and making smb mounts > persistent across reboots: > > http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Filesystems/Mounting_smbfs_Shares_Permanently.html > > Some examples: > > smbmount //servername/sharename /mountdirectory -o > username=mywindowsusername,password=mywindowspassword > > mount -t smbfs //servername/sharename2 /mountdirectory2 -o > username=mywindowsusername,password=mywindowspassword > > > /etc/fstab entry examples: > > //servername/sharename /mountdirectory smbfs > username=windowsusername,password=windowspassword 0 0 > > //servername/sharename2 /mountdirectory2 smbfs > username=windowsuser,password=winpassword,uid=mylinuxusername, > gid=mylinuxgroupname 0 0 > > > Note: all the examples above are split across two or more lines to > accommodate the realities of email, but in the real world they should > each be on one line. > > Creating and using a credentials file: > cd /etc > echo username=mywindowsusername > .smbpasswd > echo password=mywindowspassword >> .smbpasswd > chmod 600 .smbpasswd > > //servername/sharename /mountdirectory smbfs > credentials=/etc/.smbpasswd 0 0 > > //servername/sharename2 /mountdirectory2 smbfs > credentials=/ect/.smbpasswd,gid=sambausersgroup 0 0 > > > Note: the credentials file does not have to be in /etc, it can be in any > secure directory. > > > > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ: > http://www.trilug.org/faq/TriLUG-faq.html > > _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
