On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 08:37, Matthew Kay wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running Debian unstable. When I issue the following command: > > ## mount -t smbfs -o username=foo,password=bar //MATT/public /mnt/laptop > > I get the generic error message from mount (wrong fstype, bad superblock > etc.) The equivalent line in /etc/fstab also gets me nowhere. >
do you have the smbfs package installed? > AFAICT, this should work since > ## smbclient //MATT/public > works perfectly, prompting me for a password. I've also tried different > orderings of the mount syntax. > This would make sense if you are missing the smbfs package. smbfs provides smbmount which is what mount uses to mount smb shares. > On a (possibly) related issue, does anyone know why browsing smb:// in > nautilus doesn't work, and if it will be fixed in 2.6? > You're probably right. It may not be working for the very same reason. You may also want to make sure you've got gnome-vfs-extras as well, which provides a gnome-vfs plugin for smb shares. -davidc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
