Re: CIFS Mounts Fail with Kernel 3.8.1-201.fc18.i686.PAE

[Terry Polzin]

Bug 905929 -- nobody is interested in fixing it.


On Sat, 2013-03-09 at 08:08 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>  On 03/09/13 07:15, Tim Evans wrote:
>  > # mount //raptor/unix/FEDORA /raptor
>  > Password for root@//raptor/unix/FEDORA:  ********
>  > mount error(95): Operation not supported
>  > Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
>  >
>  > /var/log/messages says:
>  >
>  > Mar  8 18:09:28 harrier kernel: [  137.431753] FS-Cache: Loaded
>  > Mar  8 18:09:28 harrier kernel: [  137.450501] Key type dns_resolver registered
>  > Mar  8 18:09:28 harrier kernel: [  137.487793] FS-Cache: Netfs 'cifs'
> registered for caching
>  > Mar  8 18:09:28 harrier kernel: [  137.487890] Key type cifs.spnego registered
>  > Mar  8 18:09:28 harrier kernel: [  137.487899] Key type cifs.idmap registered
>  > Mar  8 18:09:28 harrier kernel: [  138.043492] CIFS VFS: Send error in QFSUnixInfo =
> -95
>  > Mar  8 18:09:28 harrier kernel: [  138.093133] CIFS VFS: cifs_read_super: get root
> inode failed
>  >
>  > Same mount, no problem in kernel-PAE-3.7.9-205.fc18.i686
>  
>  Try adding "sec=ntlm" to the mount options. 
>  
>  The error seen with recent kernels is usually "mount error(22): Invalid
> argument" and adding the sec option fixes it....so this may not be related.
>  
>  -- 
>  From now on, at least during winter time, Im going to blame all spelling an grammar erros
> on the cat sitting on my chest every time I sit down at the computer....