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

[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 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

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ Disk device recognition Manjaro uses udev (see Arch Wiki) to load devices at boot time. The loading of devices is arbitrary and therefore you cannot predict which device will be available at a given path. But static device names do exist and you can assign specific locations to your device and thus ensure e.g. scripts will work as expected. What to learn Overview of system mount units Structure and Content of a mount unit Mount at boot (immediate mount) Mount on demand (m…