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-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
- "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [
-
- <!ENTITY % globalentities SYSTEM 'global.ent'> %globalentities;
- ]>
-<refentry id="smbmount.8">
-
-<refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>smbmount</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
-</refmeta>
-
-
-<refnamediv>
- <refname>smbmount</refname>
- <refpurpose>mount an smbfs filesystem</refpurpose>
-</refnamediv>
-
-<refsynopsisdiv>
- <cmdsynopsis sepchar=" ">
- <command moreinfo="none">smbmount</command>
- <arg rep="norepeat" choice="req">service</arg>
- <arg rep="norepeat" choice="req">mount-point</arg>
- <arg rep="norepeat" choice="opt">-o options</arg>
- </cmdsynopsis>
-</refsynopsisdiv>
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
-
- <para><command moreinfo="none">smbmount</command> mounts a Linux SMB filesystem. It
- is usually invoked as <command moreinfo="none">mount.smbfs</command> by
- the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> command when using the
+<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>smbmount</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.60.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="smbmount.8"></a><div class="titlepage"><div></div><div></div></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>smbmount &#8212; mount an smbfs filesystem</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><tt class="command">smbmount</tt> {service} {mount-point} [-o options]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p><b class="command">smbmount</b> mounts a Linux SMB filesystem. It
+ is usually invoked as <b class="command">mount.smbfs</b> by
+ the <a href="mount.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">mount</span>(8)</span></a> command when using the
&quot;-t smbfs&quot; option. This command only works in Linux, and the kernel must
- support the smbfs filesystem. </para>
-
- <para>Options to <command moreinfo="none">smbmount</command> are specified as a comma-separated
+ support the smbfs filesystem. </p><p>Options to <b class="command">smbmount</b> are specified as a comma-separated
list of key=value pairs. It is possible to send options other
than those listed here, assuming that smbfs supports them. If
you get mount failures, check your kernel log for errors on
- unknown options.</para>
-
- <para><command moreinfo="none">smbmount</command> is a daemon. After mounting it keeps running until
+ unknown options.</p><p><b class="command">smbmount</b> is a daemon. After mounting it keeps running until
the mounted smbfs is umounted. It will log things that happen
when in daemon mode using the &quot;machine name&quot; smbmount, so
- typically this output will end up in <filename moreinfo="none">log.smbmount</filename>. The <command moreinfo="none">
- smbmount</command> process may also be called mount.smbfs.</para>
-
- <note><para> <command moreinfo="none">smbmount</command>
- calls <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbmnt</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to do the actual mount. You
- must make sure that <command moreinfo="none">smbmnt</command> is in the path so
- that it can be found. </para></note>
-
-</refsect1>
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>OPTIONS</title>
-
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>username=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>specifies the username to connect as. If
- this is not given, then the environment variable <envar>
- USER</envar> is used. This option can also take the
+ typically this output will end up in <tt class="filename">log.smbmount</tt>. The <b class="command">
+ smbmount</b> process may also be called mount.smbfs.</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> <b class="command">smbmount</b>
+ calls <a href="smbmnt.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbmnt</span>(8)</span></a> to do the actual mount. You
+ must make sure that <b class="command">smbmnt</b> is in the path so
+ that it can be found. </p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">username=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>specifies the username to connect as. If
+ this is not given, then the environment variable <tt class="envar">
+ USER</tt> is used. This option can also take the
form &quot;user%password&quot; or &quot;user/workgroup&quot; or
&quot;user/workgroup%password&quot; to allow the password and workgroup
- to be specified as part of the username.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>password=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>specifies the SMB password. If this
+ to be specified as part of the username.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">password=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>specifies the SMB password. If this
option is not given then the environment variable
- <envar>PASSWD</envar> is used. If it can find
- no password <command moreinfo="none">smbmount</command> will prompt
+ <tt class="envar">PASSWD</tt> is used. If it can find
+ no password <b class="command">smbmount</b> will prompt
for a passeword, unless the guest option is
- given. </para>
-
- <para>
+ given. </p><p>
Note that passwords which contain the argument delimiter
character (i.e. a comma ',') will failed to be parsed correctly
on the command line. However, the same password defined
in the PASSWD environment variable or a credentials file (see
below) will be read correctly.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>credentials=&lt;filename&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>specifies a file that contains a username and/or password.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">credentials=&lt;filename&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>specifies a file that contains a username and/or password.
The format of the file is:
-<programlisting format="linespecific">
+</p><pre class="programlisting">
username = &lt;value&gt;
password = &lt;value&gt;
-</programlisting></para>
-
- <para>This is preferred over having passwords in plaintext in a
- shared file, such as <filename moreinfo="none">/etc/fstab</filename>. Be sure to protect any
+</pre><p>This is preferred over having passwords in plaintext in a
+ shared file, such as <tt class="filename">/etc/fstab</tt>. Be sure to protect any
credentials file properly.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>krb</term>
- <listitem><para>Use kerberos (Active Directory). </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>netbiosname=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>sets the source NetBIOS name. It defaults
- to the local hostname. </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>uid=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>sets the uid that will own all files on
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">krb</span></dt><dd><p>Use kerberos (Active Directory). </p></dd><dt><span class="term">netbiosname=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>sets the source NetBIOS name. It defaults
+ to the local hostname. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">uid=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>sets the uid that will own all files on
the mounted filesystem.
It may be specified as either a username or a numeric uid.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>gid=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>sets the gid that will own all files on
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">gid=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>sets the gid that will own all files on
the mounted filesystem.
It may be specified as either a groupname or a numeric
- gid. </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>port=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>sets the remote SMB port number. The default
- is 139. </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>fmask=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>sets the file mask. This determines the
+ gid. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">port=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>sets the remote SMB port number. The default
+ is 139. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">fmask=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>sets the file mask. This determines the
permissions that remote files have in the local filesystem.
This is not a umask, but the actual permissions for the files.
- The default is based on the current umask. </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>dmask=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>Sets the directory mask. This determines the
+ The default is based on the current umask. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">dmask=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>Sets the directory mask. This determines the
permissions that remote directories have in the local filesystem.
This is not a umask, but the actual permissions for the directories.
- The default is based on the current umask. </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>debug=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>Sets the debug level. This is useful for
+ The default is based on the current umask. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">debug=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>Sets the debug level. This is useful for
tracking down SMB connection problems. A suggested value to
start with is 4. If set too high there will be a lot of
- output, possibly hiding the useful output.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>ip=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>Sets the destination host or IP address.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>workgroup=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>Sets the workgroup on the destination </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>sockopt=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>Sets the TCP socket options. See the <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html#SOCKETOPTIONS"><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></ulink> <parameter moreinfo="none">socket options</parameter> option.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>scope=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>Sets the NetBIOS scope </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>guest</term>
- <listitem><para>Don't prompt for a password </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>ro</term>
- <listitem><para>mount read-only </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>rw</term><listitem><para>mount read-write </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>iocharset=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>
+ output, possibly hiding the useful output.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">ip=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>Sets the destination host or IP address.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">workgroup=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>Sets the workgroup on the destination </p></dd><dt><span class="term">sockopt=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>Sets the TCP socket options. See the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#SOCKETOPTIONS" target="_top"><a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a></a> <i class="parameter"><tt>socket options</tt></i> option.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">scope=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>Sets the NetBIOS scope </p></dd><dt><span class="term">guest</span></dt><dd><p>Don't prompt for a password </p></dd><dt><span class="term">ro</span></dt><dd><p>mount read-only </p></dd><dt><span class="term">rw</span></dt><dd><p>mount read-write </p></dd><dt><span class="term">iocharset=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>
sets the charset used by the Linux side for codepage
to charset translations (NLS). Argument should be the
name of a charset, like iso8859-1. (Note: only kernel
2.4.0 or later)
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>codepage=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">codepage=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>
sets the codepage the server uses. See the iocharset
option. Example value cp850. (Note: only kernel 2.4.0
or later)
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>ttl=&lt;arg&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">ttl=&lt;arg&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>
sets how long a directory listing is cached in milliseconds
(also affects visibility of file size and date
changes). A higher value means that changes on the
@@ -241,96 +75,34 @@ password = &lt;value&gt;
like 10000ms (10 seconds) is probably more reasonable
in many cases.
(Note: only kernel 2.4.2 or later)
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- </variablelist>
-
-
-</refsect1>
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</title>
-
- <para>The variable <envar>USER</envar> may contain the username of the
+ </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</h2><p>The variable <tt class="envar">USER</tt> may contain the username of the
person using the client. This information is used only if the
protocol level is high enough to support session-level
passwords. The variable can be used to set both username and
- password by using the format username%password.</para>
-
- <para>The variable <envar>PASSWD</envar> may contain the password of the
+ password by using the format username%password.</p><p>The variable <tt class="envar">PASSWD</tt> may contain the password of the
person using the client. This information is used only if the
protocol level is high enough to support session-level
- passwords.</para>
-
- <para>The variable <envar>PASSWD_FILE</envar> may contain the pathname
+ passwords.</p><p>The variable <tt class="envar">PASSWD_FILE</tt> may contain the pathname
of a file to read the password from. A single line of input is
- read and used as the password.</para>
-</refsect1>
-
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>BUGS</title>
-
- <para>Passwords and other options containing , can not be handled.
+ read and used as the password.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>BUGS</h2><p>Passwords and other options containing , can not be handled.
For passwords an alternative way of passing them is in a credentials
- file or in the PASSWD environment.</para>
-
- <para>The credentials file does not handle usernames or passwords with
- leading space.</para>
-
- <para>One smbfs bug is important enough to mention here, even if it
- is a bit misplaced:</para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
-
- <listitem><para>Mounts sometimes stop working. This is usually
+ file or in the PASSWD environment.</p><p>The credentials file does not handle usernames or passwords with
+ leading space.</p><p>One smbfs bug is important enough to mention here, even if it
+ is a bit misplaced:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>Mounts sometimes stop working. This is usually
caused by smbmount terminating. Since smbfs needs smbmount to
reconnect when the server disconnects, the mount will eventually go
dead. An umount/mount normally fixes this. At least 2 ways to
- trigger this bug are known.</para></listitem>
-
- </itemizedlist>
-
- <para>Note that the typical response to a bug report is suggestion
+ trigger this bug are known.</p></li></ul></div><p>Note that the typical response to a bug report is suggestion
to try the latest version first. So please try doing that first,
and always include which versions you use of relevant software
- when reporting bugs (minimum: samba, kernel, distribution)</para>
-
-</refsect1>
-
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>SEE ALSO</title>
-
- <para>Documentation/filesystems/smbfs.txt in the linux kernel
- source tree may contain additional options and information.</para>
-
- <para>FreeBSD also has a smbfs, but it is not related to smbmount</para>
-
- <para>For Solaris, HP-UX and others you may want to look at <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbsh</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> or at other solutions, such as
- Sharity or perhaps replacing the SMB server with a NFS server.</para>
-
-</refsect1>
-
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>AUTHOR</title>
-
- <para>Volker Lendecke, Andrew Tridgell, Michael H. Warfield
- and others.</para>
-
- <para>The current maintainer of smbfs and the userspace
- tools <command moreinfo="none">smbmount</command>, <command moreinfo="none">smbumount</command>,
- and <command moreinfo="none">smbmnt</command> is <ulink url="mailto:urban@teststation.com">Urban Widmark</ulink>.
- The <ulink url="mailto:samba@samba.org">SAMBA Mailing list</ulink>
+ when reporting bugs (minimum: samba, kernel, distribution)</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p>Documentation/filesystems/smbfs.txt in the linux kernel
+ source tree may contain additional options and information.</p><p>FreeBSD also has a smbfs, but it is not related to smbmount</p><p>For Solaris, HP-UX and others you may want to look at <a href="smbsh.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbsh</span>(1)</span></a> or at other solutions, such as
+ Sharity or perhaps replacing the SMB server with a NFS server.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p>Volker Lendecke, Andrew Tridgell, Michael H. Warfield
+ and others.</p><p>The current maintainer of smbfs and the userspace
+ tools <b class="command">smbmount</b>, <b class="command">smbumount</b>,
+ and <b class="command">smbmnt</b> is <a href="mailto:urban@teststation.com" target="_top">Urban Widmark</a>.
+ The <a href="mailto:samba@samba.org" target="_top">SAMBA Mailing list</a>
is the preferred place to ask questions regarding these programs.
- </para>
-
- <para>The conversion of this manpage for Samba 2.2 was performed
+ </p><p>The conversion of this manpage for Samba 2.2 was performed
by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0
- was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
-</refsect1>
-
-</refentry>
+ was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</p></div></div></body></html>