Thread: Can't mount Windows 7 share with fstab, working with "mount -t cifs"

hi all,

referring post below, asked me in "mount samba shares utf8 encoding using cifs"-guide weak ego. since didn't there, ask question again here:

posted katsche

hi all,

new linux, think love story...

running ubuntu server linux 64bit (11.04) in virtualbox (4.1.0) , connect share on windows 7 64bit host. did following command, sadly not able mount drive automatically adding fstab. find fstab entry , error message below, too.

when enter this, asked windows password. after entering password mount works fine:

code:

sudo mount -t cifs //mw7xm76lypuh0d/users/nachname.vorname /media/splunk -o username="dir/nachname.vorname",uid=0,gid=0,nls=utf8

somehow giving me following errors. if try test changes in fstab "sudo mount -a" asked password, won't work 1 above:

code:

//mw7xm76lypuh0d/users/nachname.vorname /media/splunk cifs username="dir/nachname.vorname",uid=0,gid=0,nls=utf8 0 0

code:

[ 897.066624] cifs vfs: send error in sesssetup = -13 [ 897.071901] cifs vfs: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -13 refer mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

this doesn't work, too:

code:

//mw7xm76lypuh0d/users/nachname.vorname /media/splunk cifs username="dir/nachname.vorname",rw,nounix,uid=0,gid=0,nls=utf8 0 0

kind regards
katsche


p.s.: question: password of windows user contains special characters. how write such password (just give u example: tgu39fl?! ) can save within smbcredentials file or add mount options using "password="?

kind regards,
katsche

from /etc/fstab:

code:

//mw7xm76lypuh0d/users/nachname.vorname /media/splunk cifs username="dir/nachname.vorname",uid=0,gid=0,nls=utf8 0 0

three things stand out me.

1. your windows 7 machine name (net bios name) kinda long. try keep less 12 characters think.
2. it helps if include workgroup/domain name windows box.
3. you need local dns working or can try using machine ip address vs. machine name.

can use credentials file method or put in /etc/fstab entry. prefer use credentials file method.

try using following in /etc/fstab:

code:

//mw7xm76lypuh0d/users/nachname.vorname /media/splunk cifs credentials=/root/smb/credentials,uid=0,gid=0,nls=utf8 0 0

you can add following /root/smb/credentials:

code:

username=windowsusername  password=secretpassword  domain=workgroup

change above match actual conditions username, password , workgroup windows machine part of.

change permissions credential file readable root.

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