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From: rob_mazur on 11 Apr 2008 14:32
New install of SuSE10.3 x64. Trying to mount some shares I have used
for years. Through YAST I have installed everything related to samba
straight from the install disc (DVD). When I run:

green:/home/myname# /etc/init.d/rc5.d/S07smbfs restart

Umount SMB/ CIFS File Systems
done
Mount CIFS File Systems from /etc/samba/smbfstab
//host/share on /home/myname/folder/folder type smbfs .mount: unknown
filesystem type 'smbfs'

The line from my /etc/samba/smbfstab

//host/share /home/myname/folder/folder smbfs
gid=users,fmask=0664,dmask=0775,username=myuser,password=mypass


Man page and config file say that an available filetype is smbfs.
What else can I try/do?
Rob
From: Don Raboud on 11 Apr 2008 14:43
rob_mazur wrote:

> New install of SuSE10.3 x64. Trying to mount some shares I have used
> for years. Through YAST I have installed everything related to samba
> straight from the install disc (DVD). When I run:
>
> green:/home/myname# /etc/init.d/rc5.d/S07smbfs restart
>
> Umount SMB/ CIFS File Systems
> done
> Mount CIFS File Systems from /etc/samba/smbfstab
> //host/share on /home/myname/folder/folder type smbfs .mount: unknown
> filesystem type 'smbfs'
>
> The line from my /etc/samba/smbfstab
>
> //host/share /home/myname/folder/folder smbfs
> gid=users,fmask=0664,dmask=0775,username=myuser,password=mypass
>
>
> Man page and config file say that an available filetype is smbfs.
> What else can I try/do?
> Rob

Try replacing "smbfs with "cifs"

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From: Ron Gibson on 11 Apr 2008 20:29
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:43:21 -0600, Don Raboud wrote:

>> Man page and config file say that an available filetype is smbfs.
>> What else can I try/do?
>> Rob

> Try replacing "smbfs with "cifs"

And if that fails try using smb4k to mount whatever. Then if it mounts
open a terminal and issue

mount <enter>

Save and use the information reported to mount the share. Of course you
have to have the right workgroup too so make sure samba is configured
properly.

I bet the problem is in /etc/samba/smb.conf

You could also set it up with Webmin but I usually just do it manually
by editing smb.conf. Here's a sample file...

[global]
workgroup = MYGROUP
netbios name = CRAY
# interfaces = 192.168.0.100
security = share
# update encrypted = Yes
# null passwords = Yes
# enable privileges = Yes
printcap name = cups
disable spoolss = Yes
show add printer wizard = No
# domain master = Yes
# wins proxy = Yes
# wins support = Yes
# ldap ssl = no
# winbind enum groups = No
# winbind use default domain = Yes
# winbind nested groups = Yes
# valid users = root
# admin users = root
# printer admin = root
hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
load printers = yes
# password server = *
printing = cups

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No

[printers]
browseable = no
printable = yes
# writeable = yes
path = /var/spool/samba
# write list = adm,root,@sys
comment = All Printers
# valid users = root,adm,@adm,@root,@sys
# user = root,adm,@sys
# public = yes
guest ok = Yes
use client driver = Yes

[C98]
path = /C98
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

<Snipped rest of shares>

Whether you mount the shares manually or automatically this file still
has to be properly set up.

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From: David Bailey on 12 Apr 2008 19:13
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:32:35 -0700, rob_mazur wrote:

> New install of SuSE10.3 x64. Trying to mount some shares I have used for
> years. Through YAST I have installed everything related to samba
> straight from the install disc (DVD). When I run:
>
> green:/home/myname# /etc/init.d/rc5.d/S07smbfs restart
>
> Umount SMB/ CIFS File Systems
> done
> Mount CIFS File Systems from /etc/samba/smbfstab //host/share on
> /home/myname/folder/folder type smbfs .mount: unknown filesystem type
> 'smbfs'
>
> The line from my /etc/samba/smbfstab
>
> //host/share /home/myname/folder/folder smbfs
> gid=users,fmask=0664,dmask=0775,username=myuser,password=mypass
>
>
> Man page and config file say that an available filetype is smbfs. What
> else can I try/do?
> Rob

Suse have depreciated smbfs in favour of cifs. cifs is effectively the
modern version of smbfs, so simply changing the connection type over
works in *most* cases. However it won't work if you need to connect to
an older Windows box (W9x I think) or an old Samba (v 2.x), as they only
understand smbfs.

We have a samba 2.x box at work, so I had to get smbfs support back into
my machine (SUSE 10.2). The smbfs code in the SUSE supplied kernel
source is broken, so I downloaded the equivalent kernel source from
kernel.org. I then copied the smbfs code into my local kernel source and
made the smbfs kernel module. I can now connect to our old samba box.



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From: Ron Gibson on 12 Apr 2008 21:45
On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:13:23 +0000, David Bailey wrote:

BTW, to OP - Seems I sort of misread your post. Sorry, my bad.

> Suse have depreciated smbfs in favour of cifs. cifs is effectively the
> modern version of smbfs, so simply changing the connection type over
> works in *most* cases. However it won't work if you need to connect to
> an older Windows box (W9x I think) or an old Samba (v 2.x), as they only
> understand smbfs.

> We have a samba 2.x box at work, so I had to get smbfs support back into
> my machine (SUSE 10.2). The smbfs code in the SUSE supplied kernel
> source is broken, so I downloaded the equivalent kernel source from
> kernel.org. I then copied the smbfs code into my local kernel source and
> made the smbfs kernel module. I can now connect to our old samba box.

I'm wondering about something you might have tried. If I'm reading the
kernel source code correctly there seem to be a few options that allow a
module (something like disable module version checking) from another
kernel to load. OTOH, I might be misinterpreting what I read.

Do you know about this or perhaps have ever tried to use this feature?

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