If I try to mount a novell share, 'mount' complains about: root@leopard:/root(4)# grep mnt /etc/fstab | tr '\t' ' ' /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,ro 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 0 0 ZELOS/rosej.MBB.ibmt /mnt/v ncp uid=root,gid=nwaccess,mode=660,owner=root,A=zelos,passwdfile=/etc/ncp-pass,noauto 0 0 root@leopard:/root(5)# mount /mnt/v/ Can't write mount entry 'df | grep /mnt' does not show any mounted novell filesystem: root@leopard:/root(6)# df | grep /mnt root@leopard:/root(6)# df root@leopard:/root(7)# id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(disk),10(wheel),11(floppy),26(tape),27(video) root@leopard:/root(8)# type mount mount is hashed (/bin/mount) root@leopard:/root(9)# qfile -v /bin/mount sys-apps/util-linux-2.24 (/bin/mount) If I try to mount the Netware filesystem again, mount complains that it is already mounted: root@leopard:/root(12)# mount /mnt/v/ You already have mounted server ZELOS as user ROSEJ.MBB.IBMT on mount point /mnt/v But 'df' does not show it. This happens at least o two systems. If I try to list the contents of the /mnt/v directory, the contents is found: root@lynx:/root(2)# mount /mnt/v/ Can't write mount entry root@lynx:/root(3)# mount /mnt/v/ You already have mounted server ZELOS as user ROSEJ.MBB.IBMT on mount point /mnt/v root@lynx:/root(4)# ll /mnt/v/ total 2 drwxrwx--- 1 root nwaccess 512 Jan 1 1986 _ADMIN/ drwxrwx--- 1 root nwaccess 512 Jan 1 1986 RAID1/ drwxrwx--- 1 root nwaccess 512 Jan 1 1986 SYS/ root@lynx:/root(5)# qlist -Iv ncp net-fs/ncpfs-2.2.6-r2 But some minutes later I get I/O error accessing this directory: root@lynx:/root(10)# ll /mnt/v/ /bin/ls: reading directory /mnt/v/: Input/output error total 0 root@leopard:/root(16)# ll /mnt/v/ /bin/ls: reading directory /mnt/v/: Input/output error total 0 root@leopard:/root(17)# umount /mnt/v/ root@leopard:/root(18)# mount -v /mnt/v/ Can't get /etc/mtab~ lock file root@leopard:/root(19)# ll /etc/mtab* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Sep 5 14:45 /etc/mtab -> /proc/self/mounts -rw------- 1 root root 0 Jan 6 15:40 /etc/mtab~ -rw------- 1 root rose 0 Apr 25 2012 /etc/mtab.fuselock -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1459 Aug 22 15:50 /etc/mtab_saved root@leopard:/root(20)# grep mnt /etc/fstab | tr '\t' ' ' /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,ro 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 0 0 ZELOS/rosej.MBB.ibmt /mnt/v ncp uid=root,gid=nwaccess,mode=660,owner=root,A=zelos,passwdfile=/etc/ncp-pass,noauto 0 0 root@leopard:/root(21)# root@leopard:/root(21)# ll /mnt/v/ total 2 drwxrwx--- 1 root nwaccess 512 Jan 1 1986 _ADMIN/ drwxrwx--- 1 root nwaccess 512 Jan 1 1986 RAID1/ drwxrwx--- 1 root nwaccess 512 Jan 1 1986 SYS/ Any hint is appreciated.
This is probably due to /etc/mtab -> /proc/self/mounts symlink. Looks like ncpfs uses standard glibc functions (addmntent()) to add mount point to mtab. If it's true, then this bug should block bug 477498
I guess the following patch from debian should fix the issue: "drop-mtab-support" http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/n/ncpfs/ncpfs_2.2.6-9.debian.tar.bz2
http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/ncpfs/2.2.6-9/drop-mtab-support
This is the final blocker for bug #477498. Can someone in net-fs please give us an update? Thanks, William
1. This is a blocker for security bug 371477 as well. 2. ncpfs have been removed from debian (testing and unstable) [1], fedora [2], ubuntu (since 14.04) [3]. No new releases since 2005. Maybe it should be lastrited in Gentoo too? [1] https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=ncpfs [2] http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/ncpfs.git/commit/?id=6e2bd631e65c75ea7275db90ab6bfebcc042f1dd [3] http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ncpfs
(In reply to Alexander Tsoy from comment #5) > 1. This is a blocker for security bug 371477 as well. > > 2. ncpfs have been removed from debian (testing and unstable) [1], fedora > [2], ubuntu (since 14.04) [3]. No new releases since 2005. Maybe it should > be lastrited in Gentoo too? > > [1] https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=ncpfs > [2] > http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/ncpfs.git/commit/ > ?id=6e2bd631e65c75ea7275db90ab6bfebcc042f1dd > [3] http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ncpfs Which possibilies to mount Netware would remain?
I have NetWare VMs available that I can try to test with this weekend or such if I get time. I've mounted NCP over IP before, but didn't have a lot of luck w/ IPX the one time I tried it.
I've got this mostly fixed up, but I am trying to fix this QA notice: * QA Notice: Missing soname symlink(s): * * usr/lib64/libncp.so.2.3 -> libncp.so.2.3.0 * Which is Bug #446696, but I'm not certain why the Makefile isn't creating that symlink properly. Anyone better at Makefiles care to take a look?
Fixed in ncpfs-2.2.6-r3. Re-diffed the Debian mtab patch, and verified mounting a share via IPX to a NW4.2 server and via IP/UDP to a NW6.5 server.
