Using '@' in user name with "mount_smbfs"

[Mario Lobo]

On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 3:27 PM Jerry <jerry at seibercom.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:02:25 +0200, Polytropon commented:
> >On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:43:01 -0400, Jerry wrote:
> >> I am stumped as to how I can accomplish using a user name with an '@'
> >> in it with the "mount_smbfs" command/
> >>
> >> Assuming a user name of: user at domain.com, how would I get it accepted
> >> by the mount_smbfs command.
> >>
> >> /usr/sbin/mount_smbfs -N -f 0644 -U me -W WORKGROUP
> >> //user at domain.com@WIN-PC/Share $HOME/Win-Pictures
> >>
> >> I have tried both single and double quotation marks, but that fails.
> >>
> >
> >Did you try using /etc/nsbm.conf for worgroup, username, and PC name
> >instead of providing it directly on the command line? If I remember
> >correctly, something like this (not tested!) should work:
> >
> >       [WIN-PC:user at domain.com]
> >       password=12345
> >
> >The format is <server>:<user>:<share>, with the last two entries
> >being optional. See "man 5 nsmb.conf" as well as the comment header
> >of /etc/nsmb.conf for details.
> >
> >You can then use:
> >
> >       mount_smbfs <more options> //WIN-PC/Share $HOME/Win-Pictures
> >
> >Similarly, you can use a rule derived from this command in /etc/fstab
> >in case you need this mount command more than once.
> >
> >Memory fragment from long time ago... ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >PS. Common suggestion is to use "example.com" (instead of "domain.com")
> >    as a placeholder.
>
> That isn't working either. I found a post on Google that stated it will
> never work due to a bug in the program. In any case, I have found a
> work-a-round.
>
> --
> Jerry
>

This may not have anything to do with it but remember that the windows
share MUST run SMB v1 for
mount_smbfs to work.

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Mario Lobo
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