fstab CIFS not automounting to shared storage on boot.

[nate]

fstab entry:
//x.x.223.131/backup /mnt/pvebkf cifs 0 0


if I run "mount -a" from command prompt it mounts with no errors. but not mounting from boot using fstab entry. Shared storage server is up and active.

1. any way to fix?

If not
2. what file can I add "mount -a" to so it runs on boot?

thanks!

 

[lwa]

mount.cifs reads a few environment variables such as USER.
Does "env - mount -a" still work?

 

[nate]

mount.cifs reads a few environment variables such as USER.
Does "env - mount -a" still work?

when I run "env - mount -a" , prompts for password and mounts drive. So yes that works. Not sure why fstab wont load it. And not quite sure how to add a script to run on boot to run mount -a. So I'm kind of stuck on it.

 

[dietmar]

prompts for password and mounts drive

It should work without prompting for password.

 

[nate]

Dietmar,

I was curious about why when running the mount -a command it prompts me for a password? I'm using the pve root account. The password it is asking me for is the root account password, not the password for the shared storage (CIFS). I have the CIFS account set to not use authentication. any ideas? thanks!