> -----Original Message----- > From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Iain Buchanan > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:06 PM > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: mount -t smbfs to be read/write to all users & > not only root > > > On Wed, 2003-11-19 at 12:42, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Iain Buchanan [mailto:iain@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:32 AM > > > > > I tried setting suid to /usr/bin/smbmnt then putting a line > into /etc/fstab > > //server/Stuff /tmp/ttt smbfs > username=xxx,password=xxx,user 0 0 > > > > will work using mount /tmp/ttt but umount /tmp/ttt will > come out with > > "error, only root allowed to do so" > > > > > > What happens if I want users to be able to mount/umount it > manually. > > sort of like how we mount the cdrom or floppy or usb. > > > > Q: isn't there a way to mount/umount using nautilus or maybe > > linneighbourhood?? > > don't know about linneighbourhood, but if you want normal > users to mount/umount shares, my preference is autofs - it > mounts filesystems automatically when you first try and use > them, and then unmounts them if they're not used for a > certain period of time. This is much better than setting > smbmnt setuid root. Its fairly easy to set up: > > 1. edit /etc/auto.master and uncomment the line > /misc /etc/auto.misc --timeout=60 > (I also change the timeout to 300 or more, and the location > to /mnt/auto, so that it looks like this: > /mnt/auto /etc/auto.misc --timeout=300) > > 2. edit /etc/auto.misc and add the line > ttt > -fstype=smbfs,defaults,uid=iain,gid=niceppl,dmask=770,fmask=66 0,credentials=/root/.credentials/.powercorp > ://server/Stuff > > In place of the credentials file option you would put > 'username=xxx,password=xxx' > > 3. make a new directory /mnt/auto (or whatever you made the > location in step 1) > > 4. (re)start autofs `/etc/init.d/autofs restart`; and add it > to your services (redhat-config-services) > > now if you type `ls /mnt/auto` you will see nothing, but if > you type `ls /mnt/auto/ttt` you will see the mount. > > Hope this solution is suitable, > -- > Iain Buchanan <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Living in LA is like not having a date on Saturday night. > -- Candice Bergen > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike> -list > I've been following this thread, and it looks like it could be a solution to one of my headaches. What does the credentials file you said to replace contain? Format of it, etc... Could you point it to say, the system password and shadow files? Thanks, Jake McHenry Nittany Travel MIS Coordinator http://www.nittanytravel.com -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
