Re: How do you debug samba logons?

[Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>]

Alan Chandler wrote:
> I am running a debian (sarge) server running samba.  Security mode is "share".
>
> I have just created a new share (covering /var/www)
>
> and I have a /etc/fstab on my client machine with two entries
>
> //roo/fileshare /home/alan/roo/fileshare smbfs 
> auto,credentials=/etc/smbfs/alan,uid=alan,gid=alan 0 0
> //roo/www       /home/alan/roo/web      smbfs 
> auto,credentials=/etc/smbfs/alan,uid=alan,gid=alan 0 0
>
> fileshare mounts ok, www doesn't
>
> What I need to know, is how do I debug this.  I can't see any material 
> differences between the shares, and I can't understand what seems to be going 
> into the log.

Try removing the "auto" from that fstab entry, then run "mount 
//roo/www".  Maybe that will tell you what is going on.