# System details

dozo:~# uname -a
Linux dozo 2.4.18-ben0-xfs-o1-preempt #2 Wed Feb 27 07:50:49 GMT 2002 ppc unknown
dozo:~# smbclient | grep -i version
Version 2.2.3a-1 for Debian
dozo:~# smbmount | grep -i version
Version 2.2.3a-1 for Debian

dozo:~# export USER=hadess

# There is a Backup1 share on kara

dozo:~# smbclient -L kara 
added interface ip=192.168.1.2 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password: 
Domain=[IDORU] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.2]

	Sharename      Type      Comment
	---------      ----      -------
	Backup1        Disk      
	Backup2        Disk      
	IPC$           IPC       IPC Service (Samba 2.2.2 running on OSX)
	ADMIN$         Disk      IPC Service (Samba 2.2.2 running on OSX)
	hadess         Disk      Home directory of hadess

	Server               Comment
	---------            -------
	KARA                 Samba 2.2.2 running on OSX

	Workgroup            Master
	---------            -------
	IDORU                KARA

# I have a similar line in my fstab, different password obviously

dozo:~# grep backup /etc/fstab 
//kara/Backup1	/mnt/backup/	smbfs	user,username=hadess,password=XXX 0 0

# Mounting works

dozo:~# mount /mnt/backup/
dozo:~# mount
/dev/hda10 on / type xfs (rw,noatime)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
/dev/hda12 on /home type xfs (rw,noatime)
/dev/hda14 on /opt type xfs (rw,noatime)
/dev/cdrom on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,user=hadess)
//kara/Backup1 on /mnt/backup type smbfs (0)

# The mount point kind of disappeared...

dozo:~# ls /mnt/backup
ls: /mnt/backup: No such file or directory

# Well, it seemed to be there though

dozo:~# umount /mnt/backup 
dozo:~# mount
/dev/hda10 on / type xfs (rw,noatime)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
/dev/hda12 on /home type xfs (rw,noatime)
/dev/hda14 on /opt type xfs (rw,noatime)
/dev/cdrom on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,user=hadess)