mount -F cifs is invalid after 11i upgrade

[Ian Lochray]

I have been using cifsclient on HP-UX 11.00 to map WIndows folders on mu HP box. This morning I updated the box to 11i. Now I get mount: cifs : Invalid argument when I try to mount -F cifs.
Do I need a new version of cifsclient for 11i?

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

It would be a good idea to get a new version of CIFS/9000 and install it.

It is now however required.

http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B8724AA
http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B8725AA

You should upgrade the server too.

SEP

[Steven E. Protter]

This may be a syntax issue.

Can you post the script or /etc/fstab entry so I can test it for you?

SEP

[Helen French]

Did you have any error during your 11i install? Are you sure that the CIFS components are installed and enabled on the system properly? Check your install log and patches.

[Darren Prior]

Hi,

It sounds to me like an upgrade of the client would be a good idea, links were posted earlier in this thread. I think CIFS client does hook into the kernel. Have you checked the CIFS client logs and/or syslog and rc.log to see if the client started correctly?

I believe that cifsmount will become obsolete, leaving mount -F cifs to be the method you should use in the future!

regards,

Darren.

[Ian Lochray]

I installed the latest version. As suggested, this involved a kernel rebuild and it is all OK now. Thanks.