[opensuse] the command "mount" just stopped working as it did for past 16 years

ellanios82

24 Sep 2016 24 Sep '16

11:47

Hello List , the command "mount" just stopped working as it did for past 16 years : - when doing rsync backups , my backup device gets mounted on a directory called /mnt_cron - the command is : mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron , however the command mount does mount ok on /mnt .............. the two mount points show characteristics as follows : drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jun 15 15:20 /mnt drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 24 13:41 /mnt_cron - fsck.ext4 -f /dev/sdb2 shows no probs with sdb2 - any ideas WHY the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ?? regards ellan ........ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

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ellanios82

24 Sep 24 Sep

12:25

New subject: [opensuse] Re: the command "mount" just stopped working as it did for past 16 years

On 09/24/2016 02:47 PM, ellanios82 wrote:

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Hello List ,

the command "mount" just stopped working as it did for past 16 years :

- when doing rsync backups , my backup device gets mounted on a directory called /mnt_cron

- the command is :

mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron

now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ,

however the command mount does mount ok on /mnt

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the two mount points show characteristics as follows :

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jun 15 15:20 /mnt

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 24 13:41 /mnt_cron

- fsck.ext4 -f /dev/sdb2 shows no probs with sdb2

- any ideas WHY the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ??

regards

ellan

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- wonder if these troubles may be a kernel thing : above troubles happened under TW kernel-default-4.7.4-1.2.x86_64 - meantime , rebooted to opensuse LIVE to check file-systems : result - filecheck shows all OK - next rebooted but with kernel kernel-default-4.7.3-1.1.x86_64 AND , Oh-Joy , the command mount is back working as normal :)) ........... regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

sdm

12:40

On 09/24/2016 04:47 AM, ellanios82 wrote:

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Hello List ,

the command "mount" just stopped working as it did for past 16 years :

- when doing rsync backups , my backup device gets mounted on a directory called /mnt_cron

- the command is :

mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron

now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ,

however the command mount does mount ok on /mnt

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the two mount points show characteristics as follows :

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jun 15 15:20 /mnt

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 24 13:41 /mnt_cron

- fsck.ext4 -f /dev/sdb2 shows no probs with sdb2

- any ideas WHY the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ??

regards

ellan

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Running a TW box here on 4.7.4-1 and have mounted both internal and external drives with no problems (btrfs filesystem). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

14:29

On 2016-09-24 13:47, ellanios82 wrote:

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Hello List ,

the command "mount" just stopped working as it did for past 16 years :

You fail to mention that this happens in Tumbleweed. That's crucial information.

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- when doing rsync backups , my backup device gets mounted on a directory called /mnt_cron

- the command is :

mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron

now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ,

Try with "verbose", and check the syslog. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

ellanios82

18:45

On 09/24/2016 05:29 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-24 13:47, ellanios82 wrote:

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Hello List ,

the command "mount" just stopped working as it did for past 16 years : You fail to mention that this happens in Tumbleweed. That's crucial information.

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- when doing rsync backups , my backup device gets mounted on a directory called /mnt_cron

- the command is :

mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron

now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ,

Try with "verbose", and check the syslog.

Thanks Carlos : yes, Tumbleweed - What would be Syntax of appropriate command , to check syslog ? regards ......... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

25 Sep 25 Sep

00:17

On 2016-09-24 20:45, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/24/2016 05:29 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-24 13:47, ellanios82 wrote:

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now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron , Try with "verbose", and check the syslog.

- What would be Syntax of appropriate command , to check syslog ?

prompt~# journalctl -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

ellanios82

08:30

On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-24 20:45, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/24/2016 05:29 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-24 13:47, ellanios82 wrote:

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now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron , Try with "verbose", and check the syslog.

- What would be Syntax of appropriate command , to check syslog ? prompt~# journalctl

- my failed command having been : # mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron then , [after standing on head trying to understand #man journalctl ] : how should my query be phrased ? journalctl _SYSTEMD_UNIT=mnt_cron ?? - seems one cannot use GREP ?? - for a "Home-User" the manual is hard to understand :( regards ....... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

jdd

09:00

Le 25/09/2016 à 10:30, ellanios82 a écrit :

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- my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron

then what do you see in the screen, as result? do a copy/paste here, thanks

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then , [after standing on head trying to understand

#man journalctl ] : how should my query be phrased ?

journalctl _SYSTEMD_UNIT=mnt_cron ??

- seems one cannot use GREP ??

- for a "Home-User" the manual is hard to understand :(

regards .......

why complicate? is issued just after mount, just type "journalctrl", or dmesg and look at the result. the result os seen through "less", so you can search with :/ same as VI jdd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

ellanios82

09:28

On 09/25/2016 12:00 PM, jdd wrote:

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Le 25/09/2016 à 10:30, ellanios82 a écrit :

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- my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron

then what do you see in the screen, as result? do a copy/paste here, thanks

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then , [after standing on head trying to understand

#man journalctl ] : how should my query be phrased ?

journalctl _SYSTEMD_UNIT=mnt_cron ??

- seems one cannot use GREP ??

- for a "Home-User" the manual is hard to understand :(

regards .......

why complicate? is issued just after mount, just type "journalctrl", or dmesg and look at the result.

the result os seen through "less", so you can search with :/ same as VI

jdd

- thanks a lot : most helpful to know :) regards ..... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

09:34

On 2016-09-25 10:30, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-24 20:45, ellanios82 wrote:

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- What would be Syntax of appropriate command , to check syslog ? prompt~# journalctl

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then , [after standing on head trying to understand

Why? Just type what I told you, it opens a text browser with highlights. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

Carlos E. R.

09:38

On 2016-09-25 10:30, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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- my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron

And what was the response? What we asked is to copy here the complete command and the response till the next promot. Like this: Telcontar:~ # mount /mnt/photostick/ mount: can't find LABEL=CAMERA_1 Telcontar:~ # It says exactly what is the result of the command. Why it doesn't do what I asked. I said "mount this" and it replied "no, I can't find it". We want you to paste here what you do and the result, a single swipe of the mouse. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

ellanios82

09:46

On 09/25/2016 12:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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We want you to paste here what you do and the result, a single swipe of the mouse.

- thanks : after going back to kernel-default-4.7.3-1.1.x86_64 the problem has disappeared cheers ........ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

ellanios82

11:46

On 09/25/2016 12:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 10:30, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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- my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron And what was the response? What we asked is to copy here the complete command and the response till the next promot. Like this:

Telcontar:~ # mount /mnt/photostick/ mount: can't find LABEL=CAMERA_1 Telcontar:~ #

It says exactly what is the result of the command. Why it doesn't do what I asked. I said "mount this" and it replied "no, I can't find it".

We want you to paste here what you do and the result, a single swipe of the mouse.

- "Why it doesn't do what I asked" [under kernel-default-4.7.4-1.2.x86_64 ] : there was absolutely ZERO protest : nothing at all : no error : no failure message . . . all seemed smooth & normal , but , the backup device was not getting mounted. cheers ........ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

11:52

On 2016-09-25 13:46, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 12:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 10:30, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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- my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron And what was the response? What we asked is to copy here the complete command and the response till the next promot. Like this:

Telcontar:~ # mount /mnt/photostick/ mount: can't find LABEL=CAMERA_1 Telcontar:~ #

It says exactly what is the result of the command. Why it doesn't do what I asked. I said "mount this" and it replied "no, I can't find it".

We want you to paste here what you do and the result, a single swipe of the mouse.

- "Why it doesn't do what I asked"

You still have not answered what we asked of you... How can we tell? -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

ellanios82

12:59

On 09/25/2016 02:52 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 13:46, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 12:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 10:30, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote: - my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron And what was the response? What we asked is to copy here the complete command and the response till the next promot. Like this:

Telcontar:~ # mount /mnt/photostick/ mount: can't find LABEL=CAMERA_1 Telcontar:~ #

It says exactly what is the result of the command. Why it doesn't do what I asked. I said "mount this" and it replied "no, I can't find it".

We want you to paste here what you do and the result, a single swipe of the mouse.

- "Why it doesn't do what I asked" You still have not answered what we asked of you... How can we tell?

- it is so secretive : one cannot 'swipe' nothing ........... cheers -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Patrick Shanahan

15:01

* ellanios82 [09-25-16 09:02]:

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On 09/25/2016 02:52 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 13:46, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 12:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 10:30, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote: - my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron And what was the response? What we asked is to copy here the complete command and the response till the next promot. Like this:

Telcontar:~ # mount /mnt/photostick/ mount: can't find LABEL=CAMERA_1 Telcontar:~ #

It says exactly what is the result of the command. Why it doesn't do what I asked. I said "mount this" and it replied "no, I can't find it".

We want you to paste here what you do and the result, a single swipe of the mouse.

- "Why it doesn't do what I asked" You still have not answered what we asked of you... How can we tell?

- it is so secretive : one cannot 'swipe' nothing

man tee -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

ellanios82

17:14

On 09/25/2016 06:01 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* ellanios82 [09-25-16 09:02]:

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On 09/25/2016 02:52 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 13:46, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 12:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 10:30, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote: - my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron And what was the response? What we asked is to copy here the complete command and the response till the next promot. Like this:

Telcontar:~ # mount /mnt/photostick/ mount: can't find LABEL=CAMERA_1 Telcontar:~ #

It says exactly what is the result of the command. Why it doesn't do what I asked. I said "mount this" and it replied "no, I can't find it".

We want you to paste here what you do and the result, a single swipe of the mouse.

- "Why it doesn't do what I asked" You still have not answered what we asked of you... How can we tell?

- it is so secretive : one cannot 'swipe' nothing man tee

- Thank you Patrick regards ....... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

17:44

On 2016-09-25 14:59, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 02:52 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 13:46, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 12:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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On 2016-09-25 10:30, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/25/2016 03:17 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote: - my failed command having been :

# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron And what was the response? What we asked is to copy here the complete command and the response till the next promot. Like this:

Telcontar:~ # mount /mnt/photostick/ mount: can't find LABEL=CAMERA_1 Telcontar:~ #

It says exactly what is the result of the command. Why it doesn't do what I asked. I said "mount this" and it replied "no, I can't find it".

We want you to paste here what you do and the result, a single swipe of the mouse.

- "Why it doesn't do what I asked" You still have not answered what we asked of you... How can we tell?

- it is so secretive : one cannot 'swipe' nothing

Yes, of course you can. # mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron # If you paste that, then we know clearly that it said nothing. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

ellanios82

19:30

On 09/25/2016 08:44 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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# mount /dev/sdc2 /mnt_cron #

If you paste that, then we know clearly that it said nothing.

- thanks : New Kernel : Problem gone regards ....... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Bernhard Voelker

24 Sep 24 Sep

15:38

On 09/24/2016 01:47 PM, ellanios82 wrote:

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mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron

now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ,

however the command mount does mount ok on /mnt

When reporting such things, please always include the output of the command failing - it usually will give *the* hint what went wrong. Have a nice day, Berny -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

ellanios82

18:41

On 09/24/2016 06:38 PM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:

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On 09/24/2016 01:47 PM, ellanios82 wrote:

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mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron

now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ,

however the command mount does mount ok on /mnt When reporting such things, please always include the output of the command failing - it usually will give *the* hint what went wrong.

Have a nice day, Berny

- thanks Berny : What would be Syntax of appropriate command , to learn output of the command failing ? regards ....... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Luuk

20:55

On 24-09-16 20:41, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/24/2016 06:38 PM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:

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On 09/24/2016 01:47 PM, ellanios82 wrote:

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mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron

now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ,

however the command mount does mount ok on /mnt When reporting such things, please always include the output of the command failing - it usually will give *the* hint what went wrong.

Have a nice day, Berny

- thanks Berny : What would be Syntax of appropriate command , to learn output of the command failing ?

When a command fails, copy the command AND the output you may want to leave some things out but never leave out important stuff i.e. (line numbers added): 1 opensuse:/home/luuk # mount -o user=luuk //nas/nfs /mnt/nfs 2 Password for luuk@//nas/nfs: ******* 3 mount error(13): Permission denied 4 Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs) 5 opensuse:/home/luuk # 6 opensuse:/home/luuk # man mount.cifs(8) 7 bash: syntax error near unexpected token `(' never leave out line 3, it has the eror never: post before reading the man-page (line#4: Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)) know what you are doing .... lines 6 and 7 ...... :) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

25 Sep 25 Sep

00:16

On 2016-09-24 20:41, ellanios82 wrote:

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On 09/24/2016 06:38 PM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:

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On 09/24/2016 01:47 PM, ellanios82 wrote:

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mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb2 /mnt_cron

now, the command mount fails to mount on /mnt_cron ,

however the command mount does mount ok on /mnt When reporting such things, please always include the output of the command failing - it usually will give *the* hint what went wrong.

- thanks Berny : What would be Syntax of appropriate command , to learn output of the command failing ?

How would we know? It is your command! prompt~# mount whatever however result............. ...................lines prompt~# -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

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