mount with CIFS

neemoze · January 19, 2009, 5:46am

hi everyone

months ago i installed software on hp-ux box. So instead of going to the server room (which is far and cold ), I put the DVD in my windows xp box and mount it using CIFS, it was successful.

Now I want to install another software on the same hp-ux box using the same windows box but it gives me an error.

the configurations:
in windows:

the DVD Drive D is sharable with permission for "adam" as windows user in administrators group.

in hp-ux:
1- smbOverTcp is set to "yes"
2- the /windows_cdrom is created as mount point with 777 mode and root:sys owner.
3- /etc/hosts contain the windows box IP address and can ping to the windows and vice versa

the steps to mount the DVD:

I inserted the DVD in Windows box (ip: 192.168.1.152) and as root on hp-ux, I issued:

# cifsclient start
# mount -F cifs 192.168.1.152:/D /window_cdrom
# bdf
bdf: /window_cdrom: Permission denied

When I continue:

# cifslogin -U adam 192.168.1.152
adam's password on 192.168.1.152: (I entered pw)
SRV: Bad password
SRV: Bad password

By the way : I tried it with another hp-ux box and it works fine...so the windows box is ok

what i'm missing... please help me to continue ...Thank you

vbe · January 19, 2009, 10:46am

(Extract from mail with HP CIFS team (Eric)...)

Here's how the HP CIFS Client and Server handle user-level security.
Admittedly rather quirky, but it works; you just have to follow the rules.

i. In the Samba configuration file, under the entry for the share, you give
a list of one or more usernames. These are the users whose passwords are
used by Samba to authenticate client requests to access the share (this will
make sense later). For example:

[global]
security = share
encrypt passwords = yes

[share]
path = /export/share
username = userA userB

ii. On the cifsclient, root mounts the share:

cifsmount server:/share /mountpoint

Root may also provide a username and password (-U and -P), subject to constraints
described below.

iii. On the cifsclient, whoever wants to access the share must be autheticated
via cifslogin:

cifslogin [-U username] //server/share
Share Password for \\SERVER\SHARE:****

Note that if you use this syntax:

cifslogin [-U username] server

you will first get this prompt:

Login to Share:

which is asking for the share name; then you will get the "Share Password..." prompt.

neemoze · January 19, 2009, 5:34pm

thank you vbe
it worked the way i did it before and it worked with another hp-ux ... but i don't know why it gives error now...
i'll try your way ...thanks again

vbe · January 20, 2009, 7:44am

It is not working because your passwd is not recognised.. Why?
Check if you have the same char/keyboard set or locale or (dont know still thinking...)...

I had this case when the network group decided to use actve directory for logging (almost single sign on for ordinary users) all my generic accounts failed (and the batches and smb...)