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["James D. Parra" <Jamesp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> In /etc/fstab, I have something similar below;
> 
> <snip>
> //windows_server/smbshare /mnt/smb_dir  cifs
> workgroup=our_group,password=xxxx,fmask=777,dmask=777,,username=someone  0
> 0
> <snip>
> 
> Whenever I try to mount it I get the following errors;
> 
> WARNING: 'fmask' not expressed in octal.

use 0777 instead of 777

> WARNING: CIFS mount option 'fmask' is deprecated. Use 'file_mode' instead.
> WARNING: 'dmask' not expressed in octal.
> WARNING: CIFS mount option 'dmask' is deprecated. Use 'dir_mode' instead.
> 
> ... and from /var/log/messages;
> Jun 29 17:02:38 server-1 kernel: CIFS: Unknown mount option fmask
> Jun 29 17:02:38 server-1 kernel: CIFS: Unknown mount option dmask
> 
> I'd like to use /etc/samba/smbfstab with credentials, but I seem to mung
> that up to the point that I can't mount the smbmounts.
> 
Thank you for your help Roger. That fixed the octal problem.

However, I'd still like to use /etc/samba/smbfstab (with a 'credentials'
file) instead of /etc/fstab, but I can't get that to work. Is there a HOWTO
that you can point me to, other than the man page.

Many thanks for your help.

~James

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