[lug] syntax of smbmount in my fstab
Warren Sanders
sanders at montanalinux.org
Thu Feb 27 10:34:17 MST 2003
Nick Golder wrote:
> On 03-02-27 09:48 -0700, the infamous Warren Sanders uttered:
>
>>I have a problem with the syntax of one of my smbmounts in the fstab.
>>Problem is I can't give the filesystem as a quoted statement for the
>>purpose of spaces in the name.
>>
>>I can manually do it by 'smbmount "//Mill/mill c drive" /home/CNC/Mill/ -o
>>username=cnc'. But this in my fstab wont work:
>>"//Mill/mill c drive" /home/CNC/Mill smb username=cnc,password=cnc 0 0
>>
>>I know; change the name! But then I'd have to redo all the maps for the
>>other machines on the network and besides it's at a remote location.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>--
>>Warren Sanders
>>http://MontanaLinux.Org
>>
>>
>
>
> Create a second share to the same target with a syntactically friendly
> name. This will preserve your existant maps and allow for correct
> future maps.
>
Except I left out the fact that the source box is a windows 98. I don't
think fat can do multiple shares. But that would have been a good try.
Thanks,
--
Warren Sanders
http://MontanaLinux.Org
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