Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 17:15:21 +0100 From: Thomas Spreng <spreng@socket.ch> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: entering smbfs shares with spaces in name in fstab Message-ID: <20030108161521.GA99872@rock.stable.ch> In-Reply-To: <1042037002.72844.6.camel@d80h149.public.uconn.edu> References: <1042037002.72844.6.camel@d80h149.public.uconn.edu>
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Hi, you might try writing your space character as an ascii escape sequence (\040). bye, Tom On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 09:43:22AM -0500, Matt Smith wrote: > I am looking to make an entry in my fstab for an smb file share that has > a space in the name. > > <snip one line from fstab> > > //Account@NBName/MY SHARE /mntpoint smbfs > rw,noauto,-W=AccountDomain,-I=RealName.My.Domain.Edu 0 0 > > </end snip> > > I have tried many variations on the share name using double-quotes, > single-quotes, "\ ", with no success. > > >mount /mntpoint > fstab: /etc/fstab:17: Inappropriate file type or format > fstab: /etc/fstab:17: Inappropriate file type or format > mount: /mntpoint: unknown special file or file system > > mount is parsing the fstab and using the space in the share name as a > delimiter. > > Any ideas how I can make this entry in my fstab? Unfortunately, > renaming my share is NOT an option. > > Thanks all, > -Matt > > > -- > Matt Smith <matt@forsetti.com> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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