On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 10:43 +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Adam Nielsen wrote: > > > When you mount the share, specify a Windows username to connect as > > (mount ... -o username=tim) > > Thanks for your response. > But sadly, this does not make the slightest difference. > Incidentally, the machine is running Windows XP Pro, > and I am the Administrator. > > I can browse in one share, but not the other, > although as far as I can see everything about them is identical, > except that they are on different drives: > > ----------------------------------------- > [root at helen ~]# mount -t cifs -o user=tim,password=****,rw //harriet/EAGD > /mnt/win > [root at helen ~]# ls /mnt/win > The Sims 2 > [root at helen ~]# umount /mnt/win > [root at helen ~]# mount -t cifs -o user=tim,password=****,rw //harriet/EAGC > /mnt/win > mount error 13 = Permission denied > Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs) > ----------------------------------------- ---- no matter how many lists you ask or how many different ways you want to keep asking the question, your problem is always Windows permissions are blocking you. This is not a Linux question. If you don't have permissions to mount a share or descend into a subdirectory, your problem lies with Windows permissions. Your first example demonstrates that it works. Your second example demonstrates that a permissions issue from the Windows 'server' is blocking you. There's no guarantee that even if you are the administrator that you can access a share, folder or file. Windows has a fairly sophisticated ACL system and you would probably be better served learning it than asking so many lists the same questions. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.