Cifs: "mount error(20): Not a directory" while mounting

[cryogenic]

Hello

I have this kind of line in my /etc/fstab:

//xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Folder /mnt/Folder cifs vers=1.0,credentials=/home/myname/.smbcredentials,uid=xxxx,gid=xxx,iocharset=utf8 0 0

While attempting mount -a, becomes an error:

mount error(20): Not a directory

and dmesg gives:

CIFS: Attempting to mount \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\Folder
CIFS: VFS: bogus file nlink value 0

What could be wrong, what to check, and what to try next?

[Nachlese]

hmm

does /mnt/Folder exist?

where is that directory, named “Folder”, under that xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx IP?
is it at the top level?

and why is there two slashes in front?

[linux-aarhus]

check what you have

file /mnt/Folder

@cryogenic

I have this kind of line in my /etc/fstab:

//xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Folder /mnt/Folder cifs vers=1.0,credentials=/home/myname/.smbcredentials,uid=xxxx,gid=xxx,iocharset=utf8 0 0

Is it yours or copied from a random guide?

@cryogenic

While attempting mount -a, becomes an error:

mount error(20): Not a directory

and dmesg gives:

CIFS: Attempting to mount \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\Folder
CIFS: VFS: bogus file nlink value 0

@cryogenic

What could be wrong, what to check, and what to try next?

This

//xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Folder /mnt/Folder cifs vers=1.0,credentials=/home/myname/.smbcredentials,uid=xxxx,gid=xxx,iocharset=utf8 0 0

Do you actually own this - then everything is wrong - it actually lloks like a copy paste from a random guide on the interweb

Mount manually using mount command if you are unsure of the options needed

mkdir ~/temp
sudo mount -t cifs //ip.x.y.z/share temp

A very thorough troubleshooting guide

• [root tip] [How To] Basic Samba Setup and Troubleshooting

A from scratch

• [root tip] [How To] Samba Server From Scratch

[winnie]

@cryogenic

//xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Folder

Is “Folder” the share name that points to the absolute path on the server?

SMB/CIFS is not like NFS. You don’t reference the absolute path on the server: only the share name

Each share is its own isolated “root directory” if it helps to think of it that way.

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For example, the absolute path might be,
//192.168.0.100/mytank/media/Videos

On the server you configured an SMB share with the share name “Videos” that points to /mytank/media/Videos on the server.

Your mount should reflect //192.168.0.100/Videos

Not //192.168.0.100/mytank/media/Videos

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Also like @Nachlese and @linux-aarhus asked, does the directory /mnt/Folder even exist on your Manjaro client?

[TriMoon]

@cryogenic

What could be wrong, what to check, and what to try next?

Don’t use fstab use systemd-mount units instead…
There is a tutorial by @linux-aarhus in the #contributions:tutorials section of the forum

• SMB network share

It will make your life a lot easier and be able to fiddle around while booted up…

[root tip] [How To] Use systemd to mount ANY device

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[cryogenic]

Sorry about delay, I had hurries, but better later than nothing…

Yes, there was “copy-paste-works”-type lines from year x. I’m not a specialist about this kind of topics.

Thanks about links! Mounting by using gvfs was the solution to my problem.

[cryogenic]

Thanks about help for you, also!