I have the following map file: amain -fstype=smbfs,netbiosname=$OSNAME,rw,username=foo,password=bar piranah:/amain pcshare -fstype=smbfs,netbiosname=$OSNAME,rw,username=foo,password=bar piranah:/shared When an automount is attempted on it, the following appears in the messsage log: Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[750]: attempting to mount entry /mnt/piranah/amain Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> Usage: mount.smbfs service mountpoint [-o options,...] Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> Version 2.2.5 Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> Options: Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> username=<arg> SMB username Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> password=<arg> SMB password Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> credentials=<filename> file with username/password Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> netbiosname=<arg> source NetBIOS name Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> uid=<arg> mount uid or username Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> gid=<arg> mount gid or groupname Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> port=<arg> remote SMB port number Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> fmask=<arg> file umask Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> dmask=<arg> directory umask Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> debug=<arg> debug level Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> ip=<arg> destination host or IP address Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> workgroup=<arg> workgroup on destination Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> sockopt=<arg> TCP socket options Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> scope=<arg> NetBIOS scope Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> iocharset=<arg> Linux charset (iso8859-1, utf8) Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> codepage=<arg> server codepage (cp850) Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> ttl=<arg> dircache time to live Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> guest don't prompt for a password Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> ro mount read-only Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> rw mount read-write Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> This command is designed to be run from within /bin/mount by giving Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> the option '-t smbfs'. For example: Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: >> mount -t smbfs -o username=tridge,password=foobar //fjall/test /data/test Jan 9 08:29:49 tiger-shark automount[1922]: mount(generic): failed to mount piranah:/amain (type smbfs) on /mnt/piranah/amain Help! What I would really like is for the automount to work and the user's login id be passed and them be prompted for a psssword. -- +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Gerald W. Lester | "The man who fights for his ideals is | | Gerald.Lester@cox.net | the man who is alive." -- Cervantes | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list