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| -rw-r--r-- | docs-xml/manpages-3/mount.cifs.8.xml | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages-3/mount.cifs.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages-3/mount.cifs.8.xml index 51a22b3879..54fbc139b4 100644 --- a/docs-xml/manpages-3/mount.cifs.8.xml +++ b/docs-xml/manpages-3/mount.cifs.8.xml @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ to be specified as part of the username. <listitem><para>specifies the CIFS password. If this option is not given then the environment variable -<emphasis>PASSWD</emphasis> is used. If the password is not specified +<emphasis>PASSWD</emphasis> is used. If the password is not specified directly or indirectly via an argument to mount, <emphasis>mount.cifs</emphasis> will prompt for a password, unless the guest option is specified. </para> @@ -106,14 +106,16 @@ below) or entered at the password prompt will be read correctly. <listitem><para> specifies a file that contains a username - and/or password. The format of the file is: + and/or password and optionally the name of the + workgroup. The format of the file is: </para> <programlisting> username=<replaceable>value</replaceable> password=<replaceable>value</replaceable> + workgroup=<replaceable>value</replaceable> </programlisting> - + <para> This is preferred over having passwords in plaintext in a shared file, such as <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. Be sure to protect any |