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diff --git a/docs/manpages/mount.cifs.8.xml b/docs/manpages/mount.cifs.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d674d03cac --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manpages/mount.cifs.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,306 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!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="mount.cifs.8"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>mount.cifs</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>mount.cifs</refname> + <refpurpose>mount using the Common Internet File System (CIFS)</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + + <command>mount.cifs</command> + <arg choice="req">service</arg> + <arg choice="req">mount-point</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-o options</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>This tool is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>Samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + + <para>mount.cifs mounts a Linux CIFS filesystem. It +is usually invoked indirectly by +the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> command when using the +"-t cifs" option. This command only works in Linux, and the kernel must +support the cifs filesystem. The CIFS protocol is the successor to the +SMB protocol and is supported by most Windows servers and many other +commercial servers and Network Attached Storage appliances as well as +by the popular Open Source server Samba. + </para> + + <para> + The mount.cifs utility attaches the UNC name (exported network resource) to + the local directory <emphasis>mount-point</emphasis>. It is possible to set the mode for mount.cifs to +setuid root to allow non-root users to mount shares to directories for which they +have write permission. + </para> + + <para> + Options to <emphasis>mount.cifs</emphasis> are specified as a comma-separated +list of key=value pairs. It is possible to send options other +than those listed here, assuming that cifs filesystem supports them. +Unrecognized cifs mount options passed to the cifs vfs kernel code will be logged to the +kernel log. + + </para> + + <para><emphasis>mount.cifs</emphasis> causes the cifs vfs to launch a thread named cifsd. After mounting it keeps running until + the mounted resource is unmounted (usually via the umount utility). + </para> + +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term>user=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>specifies the username to connect as. If + this is not given, then the environment variable <emphasis>USER</emphasis> is used. This option can also take the +form "user%password" or "user/workgroup" or +"user/workgroup%password" to allow the password and workgroup +to be specified as part of the username. + </para> + +<note> + <para> + The cifs vfs accepts the parameter <parameter>user=</parameter>, or for users familiar with smbfs it accepts the longer form of the parameter <parameter>username=</parameter>. Similarly the longer smbfs style parameter names may be accepted as synonyms for the shorter cifs parameters <parameter>pass=</parameter>,<parameter>dom=</parameter> and <parameter>cred=</parameter>. + </para> +</note> + + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>password=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <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 +directly or indirectly via an argument to mount <emphasis>mount.cifs</emphasis> will prompt +for a password, unless the guest option is specified. +</para> + +<para>Note that a password which contains the delimiter +character (i.e. a comma ',') will fail to be parsed correctly +on the command line. However, the same password defined +in the PASSWD environment variable or via a credentials file (see +below) will be read correctly. +</para> + </listitem></varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>credentials=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para> + specifies a file that contains a username + and/or password. The format of the file is: + </para> + +<programlisting> + username = <replaceable>value</replaceable> + password = <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 +credentials file properly. + </para> + </listitem></varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>uid=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>sets the uid that will own all files on + the mounted filesystem. + It may be specified as either a username or a numeric uid. + This parameter is ignored when the target server supports + the CIFS Unix extensions.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>gid=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>sets the gid that will own all files on +the mounted filesystem. +It may be specified as either a groupname or a numeric +gid. This parameter is ignored when the target server supports +the CIFS Unix extensions. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>port=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>sets the port number on the server to attempt to contact to negotiate +CIFS support. If the CIFS server is not listening on this port or +if it is not specified, the default ports will be tried i.e. +port 445 is tried and if no response then port 139 is tried. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>file_mode=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>If the server does not support the CIFS Unix extensions this + overrides the default file mode.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>dir_mode=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>If the server does not support the CIFS Unix extensions this + overrides the default mode for directories. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>ip=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>sets the destination host or IP address.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>domain=<replaceable>arg</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>sets the domain (workgroup) of the user </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>rsize</term> + <listitem><para>default network read size</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>wsize</term> + + <listitem><para>default network write size</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</title> + + <para> + The variable <emphasis>USER</emphasis> may contain the username of the +person to be used to authenticate to the server. +The variable can be used to set both username and +password by using the format username%password. + </para> + + <para> + The variable <emphasis>PASSWD</emphasis> may contain the password of the +person using the client. + </para> + + <para> + The variable <emphasis>PASSWD_FILE</emphasis> 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>NOTES</title> + + <para>This command may be used only by root, unless installed setuid, in which case the noeexec and nosuid mount flags are enabled.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>CONFIGURATION</title> + <para> +The primary mechanism for making configuration changes and for reading +debug information for the cifs vfs is via the Linux /proc filesystem. +In the directory /proc/fs/cifs are various configuration files and +pseudo files which can display debug information. For more +information see the kernel file fs/cifs/README +</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>BUGS</title> + + <para>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> +Note that the typical response to a bug report is a 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: mount.cifs (try mount.cifs -V), kernel (see /proc/version) and +server type you are trying to contact. +</para> +</refsect1> + + + +<refsect1> + <title>VERSION</title> + + <para>This man page is correct for version 1.0.6 of + the cifs vfs filesystem (roughly Linux kernel 2.6.6).</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para> + Documentation/filesystems/cifs.txt and fs/cifs/README in the linux kernel + source tree may contain additional options and information. +</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>Steve French</para> + + <para>The syntax and manpage were loosely based on that of smbmount. It + was converted to Docbook/XML by Jelmer Vernooij.</para> + + <para>The maintainer of the Linux cifs vfs and the userspace + tool <emphasis>mount.cifs</emphasis> is <ulink url="mailto:sfrench@samba.org">Steve French</ulink>. + The <ulink url="mailto:linux-cifs-client@lists.samba.org">Linux CIFS Mailing list</ulink> + is the preferred place to ask questions regarding these programs. + </para> + +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |