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Author: George Gambill
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Subject: Mounting Windows Shares Automatically (at boot, at login) Rep ort
On the at boot side. Thanks to everyone's help it works. The method I used
is:
Note: for the sake of confusion (hindsight v. foresight) one of my windows
shares is named "LinuxShare")

___ Make sure the Windows directories are shared. 

___ Create the credentials file (.smbpasswd) in your home directory (if
needed):
    ___ cd /home/linuxusername
    ___ echo username=WindowsUserName > .smbpasswd
    ___ echo password=WindowsPassword >> .smbpasswd


___ Protect the credentials file from prying eyes:
    ___ chmod 600 .smbpasswd


___ Create the Linux mount points (I used LinuxShare and CGC_INQ):
    ___ mkdir /mnt/linuxshare
    ___ mkdir /mnt/cgc_inq


___ In fstab (at the bottom) add the lines:
    (There seems to be an order to some of the entries in fstab)
    (//servername/sharename /mountdirectory smbfs
credentials=/home/myhomedirectory/.smbpasswd,uid=LinuxUserName 0 0)


    ___ //WindowsHost/LinuxShare /mnt/linuxshare smbfs
credentials=/home/LinuxUserName/.smbpasswd,uid=LinuxUserName
    ___ //WindowsHost/CGC_INQ /mnt/cgc_inq smbfs
credentials=/home/LinuxUserName/.smbpasswd,uid=LinuxUserName


___ Create Links (from the command line, as root):
    (this was needed because of the error "smbmnt not running")
    ___ ln -s /usr/bin/smbmnt  /bin/smbmnt
    ___ ln -s /usr/bin/smbmount  /bin/smbmount


This is the method that worked for me. YMMV. Someday I hope to understand
the principles.

Note: It seems that the smb.conf file has nothing to do with this process.



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Message: 5
From: George Gambill <>
To:
Subject: Mounting Windows Shares Automatically (at boot, at login)
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:15:06 -0700
Reply-To:

The mount command:

mount -t smbfs -o username=UserName,password=UserPassword
//HostName/HoseShare /mnt/WinMountPoint

works very well. However, it is a manual effort and I would like to be able
to issue such a command automatically:

A) At boot time

B) At login time according to (which share to mount) who logged in.

Where to hide such commands has so far eluded me. My questions are:

1) Where to hide them so they are issued at boot?

2) Where to hide them so they are issued at login?

3) Can fstab be used for the boot portion? If so, how?

FYI, RedHat 8.0, KDE

Thanks

George Wayne Gambill ... Registered Linux User: #311028

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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 10:07:22 -0700
From: Robert Wultsch <>
To:
Subject: Knoppix problem
Reply-To:

Two things:
1. There are some cheat codes that you can enter in the begining that
will change teh language.
3. You should be able to change thelanguage selection in the control
panel (I do not remeber where, but I know it is there).


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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:15:01 -0700
To:
Subject: Mounting Windows Shares Automatically (at boot, at login)
From: "David A. Sinck" <>
Reply-To: 



\_ SMTP quoth George Gambill on 6/5/2003 10:15 as having spake thusly:
\_
\_ The mount command:
\_ 
\_    mount -t smbfs -o username=UserName,password=UserPassword
\_ //HostName/HoseShare /mnt/WinMountPoint
\_ 
\_ works very well.  However, it is a manual effort and I would like to be
able
\_ to issue such a command automatically:
\_ 
\_ A) At boot time
\_
\_ B) At login time according to (which share to mount) who logged in.
\_
\_ Where to hide such commands has so far eluded me.  My questions are:
\_ 
\_ 1) Where to hide them so they are issued at boot?


set them up apporpriately in /etc/fstab to mount at boot time

\_ 2) Where to hide them so they are issued at login?

the autofs hints provided earlier may help

\_ 3) Can fstab be used for the boot portion? If so, how?

convert the flags on the command line to the analgous ones in
/etc/fstab. It's partly non obvious, but think of the joy of being
able to report the solution to the list. :-)

David

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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 10:18:57 -0700
From: Austin Godber <>
To:
Subject: Re: Mounting Windows Shares Automatically (at boot, at login)
Reply-To:

http://www.flyn.org/projects/pam_mount/

check that out. I havn't used it, but it looks like what you need ...
well at least for your B. Yes, fstab can be used for the boot. You end
up with your samba password in the fstab though.



//host/share /mnt smb username=samba,password=hi,rw 0 0


Austin

George Gambill wrote:
> The mount command:
> 
>    mount -t smbfs -o username=UserName,password=UserPassword
> //HostName/HoseShare /mnt/WinMountPoint

>
> works very well. However, it is a manual effort and I would like to be
able
> to issue such a command automatically:
>
> A) At boot time
>
> B) At login time according to (which share to mount) who logged in.
>
> Where to hide such commands has so far eluded me. My questions are:
>
> 1) Where to hide them so they are issued at boot?
>
> 2) Where to hide them so they are issued at login?
>
> 3) Can fstab be used for the boot portion? If so, how?
>
> FYI, RedHat 8.0, KDE
>
> Thanks
>
> George Wayne Gambill ... Registered Linux User: #311028
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 10:18:01 -0700
From: Frank Mandato <>
To:
Subject: Re: RH upgrade problem
Reply-To:


I prefer KDE but I also use Gnome at times.

You are correct, I have a problem with Netscape as well, but Mozilla
works just fine, so I use it instead.

I did try to install the libs v1.4.1.2.90 to no avail, then I tried to
unsinstall the other libs package, but too many dependencies.

Well it looks like I have to do a clean re-install and start from
scratch, though I may wait until Monday, Ximian releases evo1.4 and if
it still doesn't work, then I will re-install. OTOH, red carpet quit
working, I upgraded to 1.4 and it does work now -- we'll see what happens.

Thanks

FrankM

Bart Garst wrote:

>That version of gnome-libs didn't come with RedHat9.0. They shipped
>v1.4.1.2.90. It sounds like your upgrade didn't install the gnome-libs
>version that shipped with RedHat because you already had a newer version
>installed. I'd bet there are other broken packages on your system also.
>
>Do you use Gnome or KDE?
>
>Bart
>
>
>On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 09:04, Frank Mandato wrote:
>
>
>> I have gnome-libs-1.4.1.7-1.ximian.1 installed. I gat this from
>>querying all installed packages. I did not find any other gnome-libs
>>packages.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> FrankM
>>
>>Bart Garst wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>libdb.so.2 belongs to the gnome-libs package. What version of this
>>>package do you have installed?
>>>
>>>Bart
>>>
>>>On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 08:07, Frank Mandato wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I upgraded from RH7.3 to RH9 and in the process lost my evolution
>>>>program. When I want to run evolution it seems like it starts, but never

>>>>comes up.
>>>>
>>>> When I attempt to start it from the command line I get the following
>>>>error message: " error while loading shared libraries: libdb.s0.2:
>>>>cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
>>>>
>>>> I also upgraded the evolution package --- still nothing.
>>>>
>>>> When I first got evolution, I downloaded it from Ximian and installed
>>>>it. I forgot if I installed it from source, but I believe that I used
>>>>RPM. I was able to upgrade it using RH's up2date program in the past.
>>>>
>>>> TIA for any suggestions.
>>>>
>>>> FrankM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:37:50 -0700
To:
Subject: Re: Mounting Windows Shares Automatically (at boot, at login)
From: "David A. Sinck" <>
Reply-To:



\_ SMTP quoth Austin Godber on 6/5/2003 10:18 as having spake thusly:
\_
\_ http://www.flyn.org/projects/pam_mount/
\_
\_ check that out. I havn't used it, but it looks like what you need ...
\_ well at least for your B. Yes, fstab can be used for the boot. You end
\_ up with your samba password in the fstab though.

Here's a link off to something providing lots of hints as to the use
of the 'credentials' keyword.

http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Filesystems/Mounting_smbfs_Shares_Permanently.h
tml

David

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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:48:11 -0500
From: Mike Starke <>
To: plug <>
Subject: small business accounting software
Reply-To:

I am sure this topic has been beat up before:
But what is the group's concensus on small
business accounting software for Linux?

I am a simple guy. althouhgh I am not an accountant by
any stretch, I think all I would like to see is the ability
to manage a chart of accounts, and then invoice. done.
mysql based would be a plus.

Here is what little I have learned thus far:

GNUcash: I like the fact that it s simple. However,
I would like to see basic invoiceing.

SQL-Ledger: I already run MySQL and hate to add another db server.
This is just a small consulting firm and this package is just a bit
overkill.

NOLA: Hmmm, anyone have any comments?

QuickBooks via Wine: Like it or not, Quickbooks
is darn near the defacto standard software for sb's.
I haven't checked yet, but I am reasonably certain
QB would run under Wine.

Any others?

v/r
-mike

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Message: 12
Subject: Re: small business accounting software
From: Carl Parrish <>
To: Plug-discuss <>
Date: 05 Jun 2003 10:50:36 -0700
Reply-To:

GnuCash 1.8.x *has* invoicing. (its how I invoice my customers). My CPA
likes moneydance. Not sure of its small business features. (though I'm
ordering a copy to evaluate).

Carl P.

On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 11:48, Mike Starke wrote:
> I am sure this topic has been beat up before:
> But what is the group's concensus on small
> business accounting software for Linux?
>
> I am a simple guy. althouhgh I am not an accountant by
> any stretch, I think all I would like to see is the ability
> to manage a chart of accounts, and then invoice. done.
> mysql based would be a plus.
>
> Here is what little I have learned thus far:
>
> GNUcash: I like the fact that it s simple. However,
> I would like to see basic invoiceing.
>
> SQL-Ledger: I already run MySQL and hate to add another db server.
> This is just a small consulting firm and this package is just a bit
> overkill.
>
> NOLA: Hmmm, anyone have any comments?
>
> QuickBooks via Wine: Like it or not, Quickbooks
> is darn near the defacto standard software for sb's.
> I haven't checked yet, but I am reasonably certain
> QB would run under Wine.
>
> Any others?
>
> v/r
> -mike
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Message: 13
Subject: Re: Knoppix problem
From: Carl Parrish <>
To: Plug-discuss <>
Date: 05 Jun 2003 10:51:19 -0700
Reply-To:

Thanks Robert I'll look for it.

On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 10:07, Robert Wultsch wrote:
> Two things:
> 1. There are some cheat codes that you can enter in the begining that
> will change teh language.
> 3. You should be able to change thelanguage selection in the control
> panel (I do not remeber where, but I know it is there).
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss




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