# Linux help needed: mount network drive from SysRescCD fails

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-help-needed-mount-network-drive-from-sysresccd-fails/428360>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-help-needed-mount-network-drive-from-sysresccd-fails/428360 "2007-11-30T20:59:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-help-needed-mount-network-drive-from-sysresccd-fails/428360/1 "2007-11-30T20:59:15Z")

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I just got my main PC back from the shop and I want to do a complete backup of it (yes, I got scared straight). I’ve booted it with the SysRescCD and I’ve got my network card configured and I can ping my Linux PC fine, but every time I try to mount using

```auto

mount -t smbfs -o lfs //192.168.8.2/NetBackup /mnt/netbackup

```

I get prompted to log in (which seems strange) and I get

```auto

13352: session setup failed ERRDOS - ERRnoaccess (Access denied.)
SMB connection failed

```

When I try it without specifying any options using

```auto

mount //192.168.8.2/NetBackup /mnt/netbackup

```

I get the same result.

I’m following the instructions on the [System Rescue CD online manual](http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Network) as well as I can, but they’re not exactly correct for what I’m doing, because I’m not trying to mount to a Windows PC but to a Linux PC running SMB.

I used to use my external HD to do this, but I’d really like to put the 300GB HD in my Linux machine to work as a network backup server.

Any help?

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-help-needed-mount-network-drive-from-sysresccd-fails/428360/2 "2007-12-01T04:14:17Z")

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Do you need to specify a username and password? Try something like:

```auto

mount -t smbfs -o \
lfs,username=username,password=password \
//192.168.8.2/NetBackup /mnt/netbackup

```

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-help-needed-mount-network-drive-from-sysresccd-fails/428360/3 "2007-12-01T04:21:03Z")

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Also, you might be running CIFS instead of SMB. (Hey, I can’t access your box. I don’t know for sure.) In that case, replace ‘-t smbfs’ with ‘-t cifs’ but leave everything else the same.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-help-needed-mount-network-drive-from-sysresccd-fails/428360/4 "2007-12-01T15:43:25Z")

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Thanks **Derleth** , I’ll try both when I get home tonight!