Mac SMB mount query

[jbk at mail2.gis.net (jbk)]

Scott R Ehrlich wrote:
> What is the equivalent command-line syntax OS 10 uses when selecting Connect To
> Server to access an SMB share on a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 server/domain
> controller which is part of an Active Directory domain?
> 
> My goal is to migrate that syntax to the Redhat Fedora and Enterprise worlds.
> 
> I've tried LinNeighborhood, and it can see some shared folders, but not all.  
> My Windows XP machine sees them fine, as does my Mac.
> 
> So something in the smbclient/mount syntax is wrong, and I've tried many
> variations using mount -t smbfs and smbclient.
> 
If your question is why can't you see some shares in the 
browser window like nautilus, it is because linux does not 
reveal shares that are not commented "browseable = yes" in 
the smb.conf file. There are other factors such as if you 
are a member of a group that has access to a folder that is 
not browseable you will be able to see it in the browser. 
The Samba documentation in /usr/share/doc/samba is quite 
extensive and will guide you through any syntax that you 
want to implement. I think smbmount has been deprecated in 
favor of "mount -t cifs -o share mount point"

Jim K-R

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