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diff --git a/fs/cifs/README b/fs/cifs/README index bf11329..c623e2f 100644 --- a/fs/cifs/README +++ b/fs/cifs/README @@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ the CIFS VFS web site) copy it to the same directory in which mount.smbfs and similar files reside (usually /sbin). Although the helper software is not required, mount.cifs is recommended. Eventually the Samba 3.0 utility program "net" may also be helpful since it may someday provide easier mount syntax for -users who are used to Windows e.g. net use <mount point> <UNC name or cifs URL> +users who are used to Windows e.g. + net use <mount point> <UNC name or cifs URL> Note that running the Winbind pam/nss module (logon service) on all of your Linux clients is useful in mapping Uids and Gids consistently across the domain to the proper network user. The mount.cifs mount helper can be @@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows: the CIFS session. password The user password. If the mount helper is installed, the user will be prompted for password - if it is not supplied. + if not supplied. ip The ip address of the target server unc The target server Universal Network Name (export) to mount. @@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows: can be enabled by specifying file_mode and dir_mode on the client. Note that the mount.cifs helper must be at version 1.10 or higher to support specifying the uid - (or gid) in non-numberic form. + (or gid) in non-numeric form. gid Set the default gid for inodes (similar to above). file_mode If CIFS Unix extensions are not supported by the server this overrides the default mode for file inodes. @@ -417,9 +418,10 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows: acl Allow setfacl and getfacl to manage posix ACLs if server supports them. (default) noacl Do not allow setfacl and getfacl calls on this mount - user_xattr Allow getting and setting user xattrs as OS/2 EAs (extended - attributes) to the server (default) e.g. via setfattr - and getfattr utilities. + user_xattr Allow getting and setting user xattrs (those attributes whose + name begins with "user." or "os2.") as OS/2 EAs (extended + attributes) to the server. This allows support of the + setfattr and getfattr utilities. (default) nouser_xattr Do not allow getfattr/setfattr to get/set/list xattrs mapchars Translate six of the seven reserved characters (not backslash) *?<>|: @@ -434,6 +436,7 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows: nomapchars Do not translate any of these seven characters (default). nocase Request case insensitive path name matching (case sensitive is the default if the server suports it). + (mount option "ignorecase" is identical to "nocase") posixpaths If CIFS Unix extensions are supported, attempt to negotiate posix path name support which allows certain characters forbidden in typical CIFS filenames, without @@ -485,6 +488,9 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows: ntlmv2i Use NTLMv2 password hashing with packet signing lanman (if configured in kernel config) use older lanman hash +hard Retry file operations if server is not responding +soft Limit retries to unresponsive servers (usually only + one retry) before returning an error. (default) The mount.cifs mount helper also accepts a few mount options before -o including: @@ -535,8 +541,8 @@ SecurityFlags Flags which control security negotiation and must use NTLM 0x02002 may use NTLMv2 0x00004 must use NTLMv2 0x04004 - may use Kerberos security (not implemented yet) 0x00008 - must use Kerberos (not implemented yet) 0x08008 + may use Kerberos security 0x00008 + must use Kerberos 0x08008 may use lanman (weak) password hash 0x00010 must use lanman password hash 0x10010 may use plaintext passwords 0x00020 @@ -626,6 +632,6 @@ returned success. Also note that "cat /proc/fs/cifs/DebugData" will display information about the active sessions and the shares that are mounted. -Enabling Kerberos (extended security) works when CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL is enabled -but requires a user space helper (from the Samba project). NTLM and NTLMv2 and -LANMAN support do not require this helpr. +Enabling Kerberos (extended security) works when CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL is +on but requires a user space helper (from the Samba project). NTLM and NTLMv2 and +LANMAN support do not require this helper. |
