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@@ -444,6 +444,13 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
444 noposixpaths If CIFS Unix extensions are supported, do not request 444 noposixpaths If CIFS Unix extensions are supported, do not request
445 posix path name support (this may cause servers to 445 posix path name support (this may cause servers to
446 reject creatingfile with certain reserved characters). 446 reject creatingfile with certain reserved characters).
447 nounix Disable the CIFS Unix Extensions for this mount (tree
448 connection). This is rarely needed, but it may be useful
449 in order to turn off multiple settings all at once (ie
450 posix acls, posix locks, posix paths, symlink support
451 and retrieving uids/gids/mode from the server) or to
452 work around a bug in server which implement the Unix
453 Extensions.
447 nobrl Do not send byte range lock requests to the server. 454 nobrl Do not send byte range lock requests to the server.
448 This is necessary for certain applications that break 455 This is necessary for certain applications that break
449 with cifs style mandatory byte range locks (and most 456 with cifs style mandatory byte range locks (and most
@@ -451,6 +458,12 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
451 byte range locks). 458 byte range locks).
452 remount remount the share (often used to change from ro to rw mounts 459 remount remount the share (often used to change from ro to rw mounts
453 or vice versa) 460 or vice versa)
461 servern Specify the server 's netbios name (RFC1001 name) to use
462 when attempting to setup a session to the server. This is
463 This is needed for mounting to some older servers (such
464 as OS/2 or Windows 98 and Windows ME) since they do not
465 support a default server name. A server name can be up
466 to 15 characters long and is usually uppercased.
454 sfu When the CIFS Unix Extensions are not negotiated, attempt to 467 sfu When the CIFS Unix Extensions are not negotiated, attempt to
455 create device files and fifos in a format compatible with 468 create device files and fifos in a format compatible with
456 Services for Unix (SFU). In addition retrieve bits 10-12 469 Services for Unix (SFU). In addition retrieve bits 10-12