[Cialug] Windows Share Problem

[Aaron Korver]

Oh boy, that'll be fun to try explain to them.  Is using fstab an acceptable
way to connect to the windows share?

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 6:39 PM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:

> I concur with Nate. Standard, out-of-the-box Windows share behavior
> does not account for this. Your Windows admins are most likely doing
> something funky with their shares.
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Nathan C. Smith<nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>
> wrote:
> > "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
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >        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
> >
> >
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