This works for me... In /etc/fstab:- //share/name /mount/point cifs _netdev,credentials=/etc/samba/cred.txt 0 0 In the credentials file:- username=your-windows-user password=XXXXXXXXXXX Make sure the credentials file is owned by root and only readable by root. Regards, Ian Tom Brown wrote: > Hi > > I need to mount a windows share on a CentOS 4.5 box running stock > kernel etc - I have tried using cifs and also smbfs > > My fstab looks like > > //share/name /mount/point smbfs > username=user,password=password,uid=useridhere 0 0 > > or the same using cifs > > When i try and mount that i get the following errors depending on the > share type > > smbfs: mount_data version 1919251317 is not supported > > CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -22 > > i would have thought that cifs was the way forward but any ideas? > These use creds are being used on an ancient 7.3 box and they work fine > > thanks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >