SAMBA Mount password expires

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Hi,

I am mounting a windows share using the following entry in /etc/fstab:

//windowsShare/group /home/eeijlar/T cifs username=eeijlar,password=windowspwd,uid=eeijlar,gid=users 0 0

The problem is that the windows password expires every month or so and I keep having to edit the fstab (and all other windows password entries). Is there any way around this? I am there wondering why it didn’t mount and then finally realise the password is stale.

/jlar

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On Wed December 16 2009 04:26 am, eeijlar wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I am mounting a windows share using the following entry in /etc/fstab:
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> //windowsShare/group /home/eeijlar/T cifs
username=eeijlar,password=windowspwd,uid=eeijlar,gid=users 0 0
> --------------------
>
>
> The problem is that the windows password expires every month or so and
> I keep having to edit the fstab (and all other windows password
> entries). Is there any way around this? I am there wondering why it
> didn’t mount and then finally realise the password is stale.
>
> /jlar
>
>
jlar;

You can configure Windows so that the passwords do not expire. This is set in
the “Local Security Policy” snap-in which is found in the “Admisitrative
Tools”

If that is not an option for you. Then you might want to use a credentials
file in fstab so that you will only need to edit the credentials file and not
ftsab. Information on setting up a credentials file is in:
http://opensuse.swerdna.org/susesambacifs.html

P. V.
“We’re all in this together, I’m pulling for you.” Red Green

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Thanks! I will give it a shot.