SMBCLIENT error message [Solved]

[bromelain]

I am trying to network this machine with Windows 10. When I run smbclient (with or without the Windows share) or smbtree, the error "unable to initialize messaging context" returns. I have Googled this but cannot find anything helpful. Any ideas?


Kernel : Linux 4.19.0-6-amd64 (x86_64)
Version : #1 SMP Debian 4.19.67-2+deb10u2 (2019-11-11)
C Library : GNU C Library / (Debian GLIBC 2.28-10) 2.28
Distribution : Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)

[alamahant]

Are you trying to mount a windows share?
Please install "cifs-utils" and mount the share like this:

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mount -t cifs -o username=<>,password=<> //<windows-ip-or-fqdn>/<name-of-share> /mount/point

Or use thunar to mount it
Ofcourse you need to add the windows user to samba like this before

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smbpasswd -a <user>

[bromelain]

This is what I ran and what I got.

Bob@MXLinux:~
$ mount -t cifs -o username=bob, password=**** //10.0.0.2/bob /mount/point
mount: only root can use "--options" option
Bob@MXLinux:~

What am I missing?

[bromelain]

I forgot to mention that I can see shared Linux folders on the Windows machine but Linux cannot see Windows. This was true whether I set Windows to smb client or smb server.

[timkb4cq]

This is what I ran and what I got.

Bob@MXLinux:~
$ mount -t cifs -o username=bob, password=**** //10.0.0.2/bob /mount/point
mount: only root can use "--options" option
Bob@MXLinux:~

What am I missing?

sudo

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sudo mount -t cifs -o username=bob, password=**** //10.0.0.2/bob /mount/point

[timkb4cq]

BTW, the "unable to initialize messaging context" is a confirmed bug in Buster's Samba version.
It's a warning message that shouldn't affect mounting a share, although it can mess up scripts that do mounting by introducing the extraneous response.

[bromelain]

Thank you. Seems like it has been a bug for a long time with a few so-so workarounds.

Still cannot mount. I am probably not naming the path properly.

[alamahant]

Become root and run it???
Maybe?

[timkb4cq]

What does

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smbtree

show?

[bromelain]

Here is the solution.

sudo mount -t cifs -o user=Jonathan //10.0.02/Desktop ~/Documents/Windows-Share/

This syntax works. //10.0.02/Desktop is the shared Windows folder. It connects with the Linux folder ~/Documents/Windows-Share/. However, the key is that the Linux folder must already exist. The command will not create hit.