Ubuntu
util-linux package

Mounting a Samba-share in fstab does not work

Bug #68913 reported by markba
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Bug Description

I've added the following line to /etc/fstab:
//1in01/public /mnt/lin01 auto fmask=0777,dmask=0777 0 0
(previously made /mnt/lin01)

After that, I enter "sudo mount -a" and the following error occurs:
mount: special device //lin01/public does not exist

Issuing "mount" shows that the mount indeed is not activated.

Manual mounting succeeds through the following command:
sudo mount -t smbfs -o fmask=0777,dmask=0777 //lin01/public /mnt/lin01

Detected on Edgy, this is working on Dapper.

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markba (mark-baaijens)
description: updated
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Ralph Janke (txwikinger) wrote :

I can confirm this behaviour. A line in fstab starting with // indicating a filesystem via network is not detected correctly with auto as filesystem. However, with cifs or smbfs it is.

I have tested this on feisty

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LaMont Jones (lamont) wrote :

if the filesystem type in fstab is set to 'smbfs' instead of 'auto', does that fix the issue?

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Michal Suchanek (hramrach) wrote :

When I change it to cifs and add the "guest" option and install the smbfs package it works for me.

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markba (mark-baaijens) wrote :

I changed from the connection line from 'auto' to smbfs, now it is working.
This bug can be closed.

Phillip Susi (psusi)
Changed in util-linux (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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