fstab
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. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> 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