mount -t smbfs //windowsBox/shareName /targetDir username=Carl -o uid=carl,gid=users something like that... nathan On Monday 21 October 2002 01:55 pm, Carl Parrish wrote: > Okay I'm getting better at this samba stuff but still have a few issues. I > want to mount a windows share on this box. I don't want typical users to be > able to mound devices on this box. So only root can mount a dev. I need to > change to another username however to access the share. if I was using > smbmount directly I would do something like /usr/sbin/smbmount > //windowsBox/shareName username=Carl > > however smbmount doesn't seem to be working and I think someone on the list > showed me that I should be using mount -t smbfs anyways so I tried > something like > > mount -t smbfs //windowsBox/shareName /targetDir username=Carl > > But that's not working either. Anyone know what syntax I should be using to > change the username used to access the box. > > btw smbclient is working fine with > smbclient //windowsBox/shareName -U Carl > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Circuits Computer Services 716 N Beeline Hwy Payson, Arizona 85541 techsupport@circuitscomputers.com Circuits Computer does the best of its ability to provide technical support, however due to the rapid growth & change in technology - we cannot accept responsibilty for errors and malfunctions beyond our control.