[wellylug] Linux as a Samba client.

[jumbophut]

On 5/29/05, Jethro Carr wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> I'm setting up a linux pc for my brother, and need some help with samba.
> 
> 
> I've added the following entry to /etc/fstab:
> //jessie/music  /mnt/jessie-music       smbfs   username=mitchell,password=<password>   0       0
> 
> It works, but only for root. The normal user can't mount or write it.
> 
> //jessie/music  /mnt/jessie-music       smbfs   username=mitchell,password=<password>   0       0

You could try something like:

username=mitchell,password=<password>,uid=your_brother's_uid,umask=000

That should make your brother the owner (as far as the client is
concerned) of all the files on //jessie/music.

Best of luck.

-- 
Tony (echo 'spend!,pocket awide' | sed 'y/acdeikospntw!, /l at omcgtjuba.phi/')