====== fstab ======
FIXME Right now this page was just thrown together to highlight some successes with smb mounting.
This page details the /etc/fstab file, which configures mounting points and options for various local and network devices.
===== example file =====
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda6 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda7 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
//bill/Backup_steph /media/Backup_steph smbfs users,noauto,uid=1000,gid=1000,username=steph,rw 0 0
* make sure the mount point exists prior to attempting to mount a device
^users |allow normal users to mount (AND UNMOUNT!)|
^noauto |do not automatically mount |
^uid |mount with permissions of this user id |
^gid |mount with permissions of this group id |
^username|login using this username (samba specific)|
^rw |mount with read/write privileges |
===== samba specific information =====
To allow ordinary users to mount samba shares (not using built-in gui tools), make sure to do the following:
* suid on smbmnt (not smbmount)
sudo chmod +s /usr/bin/smbmnt