Here is the new test script, with a case for "&": #!/bin/bash
set -e set -x sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade -y sudo apt install autofs samba smbclient cifs-utils -y sudo mkdir /myshare /c /a\&b echo "This is myshare." | sudo tee /myshare/myshare.txt echo "This is C." | sudo tee /c/c.txt echo "This is a&b." | sudo tee /a\&b/a\&b.txt echo " [myshare] path = /myshare read only = yes guest ok = yes [C$] path = /c read only = yes guest ok = yes [a&b] path = /a&b read only = yes guest ok = yes " | sudo tee -a /etc/samba/smb.conf echo "/cifs /etc/auto.smb --timeout=300" | sudo tee -a /etc/auto.master sudo systemctl restart smbd nmbd autofs echo " Run these commands now: cat /cifs/localhost/myshare/myshare.txt cat /cifs/localhost/C$/c.txt cat /cifs/localhost/C\\$/c.txt cat /cifs/localhost/a\&b/a\&b.txt " -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1680224 Title: auto.smb fails on Windows administrative shares To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/+bug/1680224/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs