Changeset 232 for branches/samba-3.2.x/docs-xml/manpages-3/mount.cifs.8.xml

Timestamp:

May 27, 2009, 9:09:42 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Herwig Bauernfeind

Message:

Update 3.2 branch to 3.2.8

File:

• branches/samba-3.2.x/docs-xml/manpages-3/mount.cifs.8.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

branches/samba-3.2.x/docs-xml/manpages-3/mount.cifs.8.xml

@@ -44 +44 @@
 
         <para>
-        The mount.cifs utility attaches the UNC name (exported network resource) to
-        the local directory <emphasis>mount-point</emphasis>. It is possible to set the mode for mount.cifs to 
-setuid root to allow non-root users to mount shares to directories for which they
-have write permission.
+        The mount.cifs utility attaches the UNC name (exported network resource)
+        specified as <emphasis>service</emphasis> (using //server/share syntax,
+        where "server" is the server name or IP address and "share" is the name
+        of the share) to the local directory <emphasis>mount-point</emphasis>.
+        It is possible to set the mode for mount.cifs to setuid root to allow
+        non-root users to mount shares to directories for which they
+        have write permission.
         </para>
 
@@ -90 +93 @@
                 <listitem><para>specifies the CIFS password. If this
 option is not given then the environment variable
-<emphasis>PASSWD</emphasis> is used. If the password is not specified 
+<emphasis>PASSWD</emphasis> is used. If the password is not specified
 directly or indirectly via an argument to mount, <emphasis>mount.cifs</emphasis> will prompt
 for a password, unless the guest option is specified.
@@ -107 +110 @@
                 <listitem><para>
                                 specifies a file that contains a username
-                                and/or password. The format of the file is:
+                                and/or password and optionally the name of the
+                                workgroup. The format of the file is:
                         </para>
 
@@ -113 +117 @@
                 username=<replaceable>value</replaceable>
                 password=<replaceable>value</replaceable>
+                workgroup=<replaceable>value</replaceable>
 </programlisting>
-                
+
                 <para>
 This is preferred over having passwords in plaintext in a