Re: smbfs credentias

["Craig Schreiner" <nzzjw8q02@sneakemail.com>]

> From: Jeff Moyer jmoyer at redhat.com
> Date: Wed Jan 5 10:34:18 PST 2005
>
> ==> Regarding [autofs] smbfs credentias; abo <abo at brujulatelecom.com> adds:
>
> abo> hi!  im trying to mount smbfs resources from an ldap
>
> abo> if i put in nisMapEntry this
>
> abo> -fstype=smbfs,credentials=/home/abo/smb.creds
>
> abo> everything is working right. then i want to do it per user but
> abo> variable substitution doesn't work, i tried:
>
> abo> -fstype=smbfs,credentials=/home/$USER/smb.creds
>
> abo> -fstype=smbfs,credentials=/home/${USER}/smb.creds
>
> abo> -fstype=smbfs,credentials=~/smb.creds
>
> abo> but no succes.
>
> abo> how can i get per user credentiasl? im on the wrong direction?
>
> The automounter runs as user root.  It has no way of knowing which user
> requested a given mount.
>
> -Jeff

Wow, I'm really surprised that there isn't some mechanism to support multiple users?  While this credential mechanism might be okay for a test lab or a single user LAN, but what do people do in a business/enterprise environment?

Is there anyway to force the automounter to prompt for username and password?

Maybe I should ask, why is there no way of the automounter knowing which user is requesting a given mount?  I mean no disrespect, but does anyone else think this is a design limiting security risk implementation when automounting smbfs types?

--z