samba - Nov 1999 - smbmount syntax for 2.0.5a

I've got a SuSE 6.2 Linux server, which now comes with Samba 2.0.5a. 
I'm
having problems with scripts that used to run under 2.0.2.  

I've tried digging around on newsgroups, the manpages, and the Samba web
site and can't seem to find everything I need to do to mount a share (from
an NT 4.0 server). 

When I issue the following:

smbmount //server/share -I dest ip -U user%pswd -c `mount /mnt/dirname`

I get the following message:
mount: can't find /mnt/selData in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

What do I need to do to configure the fstab and or mtab files so that the
smbmount command will work?  Or am i doing something wrong on the smbmount
command? Should the /mnt/dirname directory exist (I've created one)?

 I tried adding a line to fstab using filesystem option smbfs, which was in
the man page for mount, but then got an error that it was an invalid
filesystem.  The mount man page also mentioned a script file named
mount.smb, but did not provide much other detail.

Thanks,
Cary

On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Mader, Cary J wrote:
> When I issue the following:
> 
> smbmount //server/share -I dest ip -U user%pswd -c `mount /mnt/dirname`
> 
> I get the following message:
> mount: can't find /mnt/selData in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
> 
> What do I need to do to configure the fstab and or mtab files so that the
> smbmount command will work?  Or am i doing something wrong on the smbmount
> command? Should the /mnt/dirname directory exist (I've created one)?
The dir should exist. You should not have anything sbfs related in
/etc/fstab or /etc/mtab. The usage for this version says,
Usage: smbmount //server/share mountpoint [options ...]

and nothing about -c. Does this work?
% smbmount //server/share /mnt/dirname -I dest ip -U user%pswd

The manpage for 2.0.5a suggests your way of doing it, the code reads
differently.

>  I tried adding a line to fstab using filesystem option smbfs, which was in
> the man page for mount, but then got an error that it was an invalid
> filesystem.  The mount man page also mentioned a script file named
> mount.smb, but did not provide much other detail.
Upgrade to a 2.0.6-pre version to do that or find a mount.smb script that
is compatible with 2.0.5a. I can't make any promises regarding your 2.0.2
scripts though ...

2.0.6-pre can definitly be recommended on the client side of smbfs. Not
only does it improve the way things are mounted it also contain a much
needed bugfix for remounting when the server has disconnected. The manpage
for smbmount is also a lot better in 2.0.6-pre.

/Urban