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@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
262 mount. 262 mount.
263 domain Set the SMB/CIFS workgroup name prepended to the 263 domain Set the SMB/CIFS workgroup name prepended to the
264 username during CIFS session establishment 264 username during CIFS session establishment
265 forceuid Set the default uid for inodes based on the uid 265 forceuid Set the default uid for inodes to the uid
266 passed in. For mounts to servers 266 passed in on mount. For mounts to servers
267 which do support the CIFS Unix extensions, such as a 267 which do support the CIFS Unix extensions, such as a
268 properly configured Samba server, the server provides 268 properly configured Samba server, the server provides
269 the uid, gid and mode so this parameter should not be 269 the uid, gid and mode so this parameter should not be
270 specified unless the server and clients uid and gid 270 specified unless the server and clients uid and gid
271 numbering differ. If the server and client are in the 271 numbering differ. If the server and client are in the
272 same domain (e.g. running winbind or nss_ldap) and 272 same domain (e.g. running winbind or nss_ldap) and
@@ -278,11 +278,7 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
278 of existing files will be the uid (gid) of the person 278 of existing files will be the uid (gid) of the person
279 who executed the mount (root, except when mount.cifs 279 who executed the mount (root, except when mount.cifs
280 is configured setuid for user mounts) unless the "uid=" 280 is configured setuid for user mounts) unless the "uid="
281 (gid) mount option is specified. For the uid (gid) of newly 281 (gid) mount option is specified. Also note that permission
282 created files and directories, ie files created since
283 the last mount of the server share, the expected uid
284 (gid) is cached as long as the inode remains in
285 memory on the client. Also note that permission
286 checks (authorization checks) on accesses to a file occur 282 checks (authorization checks) on accesses to a file occur
287 at the server, but there are cases in which an administrator 283 at the server, but there are cases in which an administrator
288 may want to restrict at the client as well. For those 284 may want to restrict at the client as well. For those
@@ -290,12 +286,15 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
290 (such as Windows), permissions can also be checked at the 286 (such as Windows), permissions can also be checked at the
291 client, and a crude form of client side permission checking 287 client, and a crude form of client side permission checking
292 can be enabled by specifying file_mode and dir_mode on 288 can be enabled by specifying file_mode and dir_mode on
293 the client. Note that the mount.cifs helper must be 289 the client. (default)
294 at version 1.10 or higher to support specifying the uid 290 forcegid (similar to above but for the groupid instead of uid) (default)
295 (or gid) in non-numeric form. 291 noforceuid Fill in file owner information (uid) by requesting it from
296 forcegid (similar to above but for the groupid instead of uid) 292 the server if possible. With this option, the value given in
293 the uid= option (on mount) will only be used if the server
294 can not support returning uids on inodes.
295 noforcegid (similar to above but for the group owner, gid, instead of uid)
297 uid Set the default uid for inodes, and indicate to the 296 uid Set the default uid for inodes, and indicate to the
298 cifs kernel driver which local user mounted . If the server 297 cifs kernel driver which local user mounted. If the server
299 supports the unix extensions the default uid is 298 supports the unix extensions the default uid is
300 not used to fill in the owner fields of inodes (files) 299 not used to fill in the owner fields of inodes (files)
301 unless the "forceuid" parameter is specified. 300 unless the "forceuid" parameter is specified.