Very Computer

I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong or if i forgot to set something up but when i try to mount one of
my networked winNT shared drives i get this message:

bsdn:/# smbmount //bsdn-storage/images /home/ftp/pub
mount error: No such device
Please look at smbmount's manual page for possible reasons

But when i use the smbclient \\\\bsdn-storage\\images <password>, it can access and do everything
right. Someone please help :)

I smbmount a cdrom on a Win95 machine in /home/ftp/pub/cdrom-smb
directory.  But it is read only with no password.  I don't have the
exact command because it is on a machine at work.

David Efflandt/Elgin, IL USA

: >
: >I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong or if i forgot to set something up but when i try to mount one of
: >my networked winNT shared drives i get this message:
: >
: >bsdn:/# smbmount //bsdn-storage/images /home/ftp/pub
: >mount error: No such device
: >Please look at smbmount's manual page for possible reasons
: >
: >
: >But when i use the smbclient \\\\bsdn-storage\\images <password>, it can access and do everything
: >right. Someone please help :)

: If you have to use a password with smbclient, don't you also have to
: include a password when mounting it?

: I smbmount a cdrom on a Win95 machine in /home/ftp/pub/cdrom-smb
: directory.  But it is read only with no password.  I don't have the
: exact command because it is on a machine at work.

Tantalizing isn't it?  I also await an answer but my messages goes like this:

bash# smbmount '//Win95 Box/cd_rom_share' /mntpoint

Win95 Box: unknown host
        The -I option may be  useful.

ok,

bash# smbmount '//Win95 box/cd_rom_share' /mntpoint -I 'Win95 Box'

Win95 Box: unknown host

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: I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong or if i forgot to set something up but when i try to mount one of
: my networked winNT shared drives i get this message:

: bsdn:/# smbmount //bsdn-storage/images /home/ftp/pub
: mount error: No such device
: Please look at smbmount's manual page for possible reasons

: But when i use the smbclient \\\\bsdn-storage\\images <password>, it can access and do everything
: right. Someone please help :)

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Try mounting your drive someplace you commonly use, like /mnt/floppy or
/mnt/cdrom to make sure you're not having a permissions problem. The
~/ftp directory tree has some bizarre permissions in it by default.

You may need some more options on your command line as well. I use
/sbin/smbmount //server/share /mnt/mountpoint -u myusername -c
mynetbiosname. But I don't think you're getting that far yet anyway. :)