On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:33:05 +0530 varad gupta <postfix.vbg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > I need to mount various smb exported shares (ssh forwarded on > different ports) on a RHEL 5.4 host. Details of the host are => > ========================================================================================================== > [vbg@mail ~]$ uname -r > 2.6.18-164.el5 > > [vbg@mail ~]$ rpm -qa | grep samba > samba-common-3.0.33-3.14.el5 > samba-client-3.0.33-3.14.el5 > > [vbg@mail ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release > Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 (Tikanga) > > [root@mail ~]# modinfo cifs > filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.el5/kernel/fs/cifs/cifs.ko > version: 1.57RH > description: VFS to access servers complying with the SNIA CIFS > Specification e.g. Samba and Windows > license: GPL > author: Steve French <sfrench@xxxxxxxxxx> > srcversion: 7850E473E371E5343DDEC5B > depends: > vermagic: 2.6.18-164.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1 > parm: CIFSMaxBufSize:Network buffer size (not including > header). Default: 16384 Range: 8192 to 130048 (int) > parm: cifs_min_rcv:Network buffers in pool. Default: 4 > Range: 1 to 64 (int) > parm: cifs_min_small:Small network buffers in pool. Default: > 30 Range: 2 to 256 (int) > parm: cifs_max_pending:Simultaneous requests to server. > Default: 50 Range: 2 to 256 (int) > module_sig: 883f3504a8b7a0d18758d6145e112399509e3d81c22fa0b2255eabf4fbaa9ab07acd3899236f0a0b8e362c9a2d5c76e95982b9197944e40d7a4a6 > > ========================================================================================================== > > Problem => > > When a different port is specified, mount.cifs does not contact that port => > > ====================================================================================== > [root@mail ~]# mount -t cifs //localhost/public /home/vbg/MyShares -o > "username=vbg,ip=127.0.0.1,port=4033" > Password: > mount error 111 = Connection refused > Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs) > ========================================================================================= > > Problem for a single mount has been solved by using iptables => > > iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -d 127.0.0.1 -p tcp --dport 445 -j REDIRECT > --to-ports 4033 > =========================================================================================== > > But I have various shares at various ssh forwarded ports that > mount.cifs needs to mount. > > Is is a problem with "mount.cifs.c" (samba-client-3.0.33-3.14.el5) or > with cifs.ko (kernel-2.6.18-164.el5) > > Any help and relevant patches, pointers would be deeply appreciated. > That would be a kernel bug, and it should be fixed in RHEL5.5. -- Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-cifs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
