Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:04:09 +0100 From: "Andrew Brampton" <andrew@bramp.freeserve.co.uk> To: "Paul Querna" <chip@force-elite.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: SMBFS - Usernames with @ Message-ID: <038101c369b1$b75f7480$97e56651@Andrew> References: <20030823185730.M82243@force-elite.com>
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Hi, Have you tried doing: mount_smbfs -U PQuerna@carroll.edu -I saints //server/username$ /mnt/carroll/xdrive At my university I have to use the -U parameter to access the server, I don't know why but it works when I do... Also I have to add the -W flag to set the correct workgroup. Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Querna" <chip@force-elite.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 7:57 PM Subject: SMBFS - Usernames with @ > I am trying to mount a share with a Username with a @ in it. > > The man pages all say that you use the following form: > //user@host/share > > My School only has documentation for Windows on setting up the Network Shares. In all > the windows docs they always use the form username@carroll.edu -- ie pquerna@carroll.edu > > My Attempts: > mount_smbfs -I saints //PQuerna@carroll.edu@server/username$ /mnt/carroll/xdrive > Gives: > mount_smbfs: server name 'carroll.edu@server' too long > > I tried it without the @carroll.edu, in the hope it might work... > mount_smbfs -I saints //PQuerna@server/username$ /mnt/carroll/xdrive > Password: > mount_smbfs: unable to open connection: syserr = Authentication error > > It Prompts for my password, and then fails, because its the wrong user. > > I also tried adding quotes around the username, escaping(\) the @, but nothing seemed to > work. > > I looked around google for abit, but it doesn't seem to even use symbols when i search for > somthing, so i couldn't find jack about this via my normal euphoric rescue on google. > > Any ideas before i get the source code out and hardcode some stuff? > > -chip > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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