[Coco] Amusing set of error messages (can you see whats wrong?)

George Ramsower georgeramsower at gmail.com
Sun Mar 8 05:24:10 EDT 2009


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Willard Goosey"
Subject: [Coco] Amusing set of error messages (can you see whats wrong?)


> skywarp:~$ mount /home/goosey/brawl
> Password:
> smbmnt must be installed suid root for direct user mounts (501,501)
> smbmnt failed: 1
> skywarp:~$ which smbmount
> /usr/bin/smbmount
> skywarp:~$ su
> Password:
> skywarp:/home/goosey# cd /usr/bin
> skywarp:/usr/bin# chmod +s smbmount
> skywarp:/usr/bin# ll smbmount
> 484 -rwsr-sr-x    1 root     bin        489492 Apr  7  2003 smbmount
> skywarp:/usr/bin# exit
> skywarp:~$ mount /home/goosey/brawl
> libsmb based programs must *NOT* be setuid root.
> 5817: Connection to brawl failed
> SMB connection failed

 (Tongue in cheek) .... It appears to me that this just flat out won't work 
on a coco.  Must try pressing the reset button and wait a few milliseconds 
and it will begin to work.

George 




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