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It seems that smbmount is not available in Kubuntu 12.10:

 - neptune():~$ smbmount //192.168.0.100/ samba/ -o rw
smbmount: command not found
 - neptune():~$ apt-file search smbmount
manpages-zh: /usr/share/man/zh_CN/man8/smbmount.8.gz
manpages-zh: /usr/share/man/zh_TW/man8/smbmount.8.gz
 - neptune():~$ aptitude search smbmount
 - neptune():~$

Furthermore, I cannot seem to use smbfs to mount:

 - neptune():~$ sudo mount -t smbfs //192.168.0.100/ samba/ -o rw
mount: unknown filesystem type 'smbfs'
 - neptune():~$ aptitude search smbfs
 - neptune():~$

Any ideas how to continue?

Jorge Castro
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    Lamentably, the Debian samba package installs a "man samba" page that still talks about smbmount instead of mount.cifs - thanks for the more up-to-date information ! –  Apr 16 '13 at 15:26

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smbmount has been deprecated in favor of mount.cifs. I want to say "since at least 2008" but I can't find a reference.

Here's the accompanying manpage. You would use these parameters instead: 

 sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/ samba/ -o rw

You might also need to install the cifs-utils Install cifs-utils package.

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Jorge Castro
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    The package name is cifs-utils. Thanks anyway – Alain May 02 '13 at 15:07
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    For the record, this is what worked for me on Debian 8: mount.cifs //{ip address}/{dir} /mnt/remote --verbose -o "port=8888,username=foo,password=bar,sec=ntlm". – Adriano P May 11 '16 at 17:55
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    Building off of @AdrianoP I had to add a "vers=1.0" to the end:

    mount.cifs //{ip address}/{dir} /mnt/remote --verbose -o "port=8888,username=foo,password=bar,sec=ntlm,vers=1.0"

     – IntrepidDude Jun 27 '19 at 13:23
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    I also had to install keyutils for sec=krb support or I would get an error 2 when trying to mount – Joeri Sebrechts Sep 11 '19 at 14:25
  • The -o rw which I consider the important part gives me mount: bad usage \\ Try 'mount --help' for more information. – Cadoiz Jan 18 '21 at 13:23
  • All I had to do was specify a username on the Samba server and 3.0 as the version to connect succesfully. i.e. mount -t cifs -o username=brian,vers=3.0 //ip_address/directory loc_of_mountpoint – Cheetaiean Aug 05 '22 at 17:20