[Cialug] Windows Share Problem

[Nathan C. Smith]

"Windows 2003 server marks the shared folder as disabled "  huh?  I've never experienced that behavior before.  Is this a Windows cluster are they doing anything unusual?  Is it using DFS - that can add some wierdness to the mix?  When you mount this way using fstab do you have to put all the security information in the FSTAB entry?
 
-Nate


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	From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Korver
	Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:49 PM
	To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
	Subject: [Cialug] Windows Share Problem
	
	
	Hi all,
	I have an interesting problem that deals with a Window share and a linux mount.
	
	We are exposing some folders on a Windows 2003 server and then have added an entry to mount them in the fstab on our SUSE server.  The problem is that the Windows 2003 server marks the shared folder as disabled if there is no activity in the folder (this is strange, but it is what our Windows admin's are telling me).  When this happens, the linux mount can no longer write to the folder and the only way to get the connection back is to reload fstab.
	
	So, my question to you guru's out there are:
	1) Is this really the right way to be doing this?
	2) If it is the right way to do it, any suggestions on fixing the mount breaking?
	
	Thanks,
	Aaron Korver