On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:52 PM, <Scott_Purcell@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > I just upgraded from Ubuntu 11.04 to 12.04 and am working to restore access to the windows shares I use at work. > > > > smbclient connects immediately: > > > > sudo smbclient //server/share -A /etc/.smb_creds.txt > > > > mount.cifs fails (with "mount error(13): Permission denied"): > > > > sudo mount.cifs //server/share /mnt/ -o credentials=/etc/.smb_creds.txt > > > > > > my credentials file is as follows (with the proper values, of course): > > > > username=mynamehere > > password=password > > domain=MyDomain > > > > > > I remember on a previous occasion having resolved a problem by including a mount option "noserverino". I've tried that to no effect. I've also tried "sec=ntlmv2" > > > > The syslog contains this message in response to each failed attempt: > > > > CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -13 > > > > Whatever this glitch is, it seems pervasive. smbclient is the ONLY way I've been able to successfully connect to my shares so far. Failed methods attempted include: > > > > * mounting with "mount -t cifs ..." > > * mounting with "mount -t smbfs ..." > > * mounting directly with "mount.cifs ..." > > * configuring smbnetfs (supposed to make the windows network browsable from a single mountpoint -- I could see the servers and shares, but not directories on the shares) > > * configuring fusesmb > > * Nautilus' "Connect to Server" functionality > > * Nautilus' "smb:///..." browsing > > > > It seems like smbclient is handling authentication in one way (working) and everything else is doing it in some different way. > > > > > > > > > > I'm baffled and appreciative of any suggestions you can provide. Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Scott Purcell > > Dell | GSD Learning & Development > > > Scott Purcell > Content Development: Linux, Virtualization, and Cloud Solutions > Dell | GSD Learning & Development > All about me on PeopleSearch<http://peoplesearch.dell.com/pages/profile.aspx?accountname=AMERICAS\SCOTT_PURCELL> | Follow me on Chatter<https://na7.salesforce.com/_ui/core/userprofile/UserProfilePage?u=005A0000000buOq> > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba What is the Windows server? Can you try a command like mount -t cifs //servername/sharename <mount_point> -o sec=ntlmsspi, user=<username>,pass=<password> You can paste your smb.conf that smbclient uses as well. Regards, Shirish -- 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
