Sharing files question
I am trying to mount some files from my desktop to my laptop running vector linux 7
I am issuing the command Code:
# mount.cifs //10.0.0.8/Downloads /home/user1/Downloads -o domain=workgroup,rw,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid="$USER" Quote:
I havent modified anything after installation what files should I modify and how. I will appreciate all advices. Thank you! |
Hi,
it looks like you don't have cifs-utils installed. Evo2. |
Thank you for your reply. I did a search for the cifs-utils in the package manager and I couldnt find any. The search result only comes back with SAMBA which is already installed.
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In Slackware the mount.cifs command is part of the samba package, I assume that this is the same for Vector. Are you trying this as root?
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Yes, I am doing this as root. It is the same command I use in my slackware installation and works fine there.
I will appreciate all advice. Thank you! |
Hi,
sorry about the incorrect information about what package provides mount.cifs. I think you should probably check to see if mount.cifs really exists and is in your path. Check to see where it is on your slackware installation: Code:
which mount.cifs HTH, Evo2. |
Out of curiosity I just installed Vector Light 7 into a VM and discovered that /sbin/mount.cifs does exist, but it is only a symlink to /usr/sbin/mount.cifs, which doesn't exist. So it seems to me that Vector Light is broken.
A web search has revealed nothing about this, which I find rather surprising. For many people mount.cifs is essential, I wonder how it can be unnoticed that this is broken, especially when one keeps in mind that the beta phase of Vector was not really short. Anyways, I copied over mount.cifs from a machine with Slackware 13.37 and now it works. May at least be a workaround for you also, if needed drop me a message and I can send you mount.cifs per mail. |
Thank you for the tip. I transferred /usr/sbin/mount.cifs from SlackWare to Vector then I ran the command and I received a reply
Code:
bash: /sbin/mount.cifs: Permission denied However I haven't done anything to the /sbin/mount.cifs file I will appreciate all advice |
Check if the file is marked executable.
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