On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 08:16:06PM +0200, subscriptions wrote: > On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 17:52 +0100, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > > > I'm trying to set up a Samba share on a Lenny laptop that I > > can access as a regular user (i.e., me). I've tried going > > through the man pages and Googling, but I'm still hung up on > > something. > > > > I can mount it manually with: > > > > $ sudo mount -t smbfs -o username=jester //192.168.1.10/HD /mnt/RemoteDisk > > > > and then entering the Samba password. However, then I only > > have access as root. > > ... > > > Where is my mistake here? I've tried various things with no luck. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jesse Sheidlower > > Use samba mount (as user, no fstab needed): > $ smbmount //192.168.1.10/HD mount-point > > Where mount-point has 'rwx' for you!
Oh, god, thanks so much. The problem was just that /mnt/RemoteDisk was owned by root; once I changed this there's no problem with either an fstab-based mount or smbmount. Thanks! Jesse -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
