Re: [SLUG] LinNeighborhood with Joe User: "smbmount not found" - Why?

From: Jeffrey (jdavis70@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Mon Oct 07 2002 - 15:20:19 EDT


John Clay wrote:

> When using LinNeighborhood as root it browses NT shares just fine and
> will mount directories.
>
> When logged in as regular user (and giving regular user credentials to
> LinN as well) it browses OK but won't mount directories. Error is
> "smbmount not found"
>
> RedHat dist.
>
> Path (double checked) includes "/usr/sbin" which is where smbmount,
> smbumount, smbmnt and smbd reside. Path also includes "/usr/bin" for
> rest of smb* family. Set permissions as on smbmount as rwsr-xr-x.
>
> So: It works with root, is in Joe User's path, has loads of permissions
> but can't be found when called by Joe U.
>
> What's up with that??
>
> Thanks
> John Clay

    I ran into the same problem on mine. The error message on my box
indicated that I should SUID mount, umount, smbmount, and if I recall
correctly also smbumount. After doing that it worked fine as a regular
user.

    Jeff



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