Resolve netbios-name and pass it to mount.cifs in script
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I have a script that mounts all the shares from my Windows computer. It's basically:
mount.cifs //192.168.0.7/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0
..for about 10 lines.
Problem is, my network is DHCP. So every now and then I have to go change the IP in this script.
The script used to work this way:
mount.cifs //OTHERPC/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,ver=3.0
But at some point it started producing the error:
mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error
Nautilus resolves the name without a problem, though.
Is there a way to resolve the IP, store it in a variable and then use mount.cifs with //$variable instead of the IP directly in the script?
Thank you
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I have a script that mounts all the shares from my Windows computer. It's basically:
mount.cifs //192.168.0.7/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0
..for about 10 lines.
Problem is, my network is DHCP. So every now and then I have to go change the IP in this script.
The script used to work this way:
mount.cifs //OTHERPC/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,ver=3.0
But at some point it started producing the error:
mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error
Nautilus resolves the name without a problem, though.
Is there a way to resolve the IP, store it in a variable and then use mount.cifs with //$variable instead of the IP directly in the script?
Thank you
shell-script scripting samba
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I have a script that mounts all the shares from my Windows computer. It's basically:
mount.cifs //192.168.0.7/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0
..for about 10 lines.
Problem is, my network is DHCP. So every now and then I have to go change the IP in this script.
The script used to work this way:
mount.cifs //OTHERPC/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,ver=3.0
But at some point it started producing the error:
mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error
Nautilus resolves the name without a problem, though.
Is there a way to resolve the IP, store it in a variable and then use mount.cifs with //$variable instead of the IP directly in the script?
Thank you
shell-script scripting samba
asked Apr 18 '17 at 4:16
user659632
162
I have a script that mounts all the shares from my Windows computer. It's basically:
mount.cifs //192.168.0.7/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0
..for about 10 lines.
Problem is, my network is DHCP. So every now and then I have to go change the IP in this script.
The script used to work this way:
mount.cifs //OTHERPC/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,ver=3.0
But at some point it started producing the error:
mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error
Nautilus resolves the name without a problem, though.
Is there a way to resolve the IP, store it in a variable and then use mount.cifs with //$variable instead of the IP directly in the script?
Thank you
shell-script scripting samba
shell-script scripting samba
asked Apr 18 '17 at 4:16
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asked Apr 18 '17 at 4:16
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asked Apr 18 '17 at 4:16
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I see two options you should try before fiddling around with storing the IP in a variable. (Besides, unless the servers already have a hostname, how will you figure out the new IP?)
Try mounting with hostname instead of IP, if it is a dynamic IP.
mount.cifs //cifs.server.com/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0- If the network is under your control, make DHCP reservations for the IP of the cifs servers.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 7:28
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This might have been useful information in my post, the script used to be like you described in your first option. mount.cifs //otherpc/pictures and so on and it worked fine. But at some point, the script started giving the error "mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error." That's why I changed it to the IP. Nautilus can resolve the netbios name without a problem, though.
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Apr 18 '17 at 15:00
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I had exactly the same problem after an do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. All shares that mounted happily before ended with this ugly
mount error: could not resolve address for server.domain.local: Unknown error
nslookup was resolving correctly, syslog and strace did not show anything.
In the end, the problem was the .local domain together with a change (possibly during the release upgrade) in the /etc/nsswitch.conf witch put the mDNS Avahi/Bonjour daemon mdns4_minimal before dns lookup.
So the problem was solved after I changed the order from
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns
to
hosts: files dns mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return]
I can't remember all helpfull links, but this one certainly did the trick: https://askubuntu.com/a/853284/810573
answered Aug 21 at 11:48
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2 Answers
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up vote
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I see two options you should try before fiddling around with storing the IP in a variable. (Besides, unless the servers already have a hostname, how will you figure out the new IP?)
Try mounting with hostname instead of IP, if it is a dynamic IP.
mount.cifs //cifs.server.com/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0- If the network is under your control, make DHCP reservations for the IP of the cifs servers.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 7:28
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This might have been useful information in my post, the script used to be like you described in your first option. mount.cifs //otherpc/pictures and so on and it worked fine. But at some point, the script started giving the error "mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error." That's why I changed it to the IP. Nautilus can resolve the netbios name without a problem, though.
– user659632
Apr 18 '17 at 15:00
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I see two options you should try before fiddling around with storing the IP in a variable. (Besides, unless the servers already have a hostname, how will you figure out the new IP?)
Try mounting with hostname instead of IP, if it is a dynamic IP.
mount.cifs //cifs.server.com/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0- If the network is under your control, make DHCP reservations for the IP of the cifs servers.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 7:28
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693210
This might have been useful information in my post, the script used to be like you described in your first option. mount.cifs //otherpc/pictures and so on and it worked fine. But at some point, the script started giving the error "mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error." That's why I changed it to the IP. Nautilus can resolve the netbios name without a problem, though.
– user659632
Apr 18 '17 at 15:00
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up vote
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I see two options you should try before fiddling around with storing the IP in a variable. (Besides, unless the servers already have a hostname, how will you figure out the new IP?)
Try mounting with hostname instead of IP, if it is a dynamic IP.
mount.cifs //cifs.server.com/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0- If the network is under your control, make DHCP reservations for the IP of the cifs servers.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 7:28
Rabban
693210
I see two options you should try before fiddling around with storing the IP in a variable. (Besides, unless the servers already have a hostname, how will you figure out the new IP?)
Try mounting with hostname instead of IP, if it is a dynamic IP.
mount.cifs //cifs.server.com/pictures ~/otherpc/pictures -o user=me,domain=mynetwork,password=12345,vers=3.0- If the network is under your control, make DHCP reservations for the IP of the cifs servers.
answered Apr 18 '17 at 7:28
Rabban
693210
answered Apr 18 '17 at 7:28
Rabban
693210
answered Apr 18 '17 at 7:28
Rabban
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answered Apr 18 '17 at 7:28
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693210
693210
This might have been useful information in my post, the script used to be like you described in your first option. mount.cifs //otherpc/pictures and so on and it worked fine. But at some point, the script started giving the error "mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error." That's why I changed it to the IP. Nautilus can resolve the netbios name without a problem, though.
– user659632
Apr 18 '17 at 15:00
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This might have been useful information in my post, the script used to be like you described in your first option. mount.cifs //otherpc/pictures and so on and it worked fine. But at some point, the script started giving the error "mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error." That's why I changed it to the IP. Nautilus can resolve the netbios name without a problem, though.
– user659632
Apr 18 '17 at 15:00
This might have been useful information in my post, the script used to be like you described in your first option. mount.cifs //otherpc/pictures and so on and it worked fine. But at some point, the script started giving the error "mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error." That's why I changed it to the IP. Nautilus can resolve the netbios name without a problem, though.
– user659632
Apr 18 '17 at 15:00
This might have been useful information in my post, the script used to be like you described in your first option. mount.cifs //otherpc/pictures and so on and it worked fine. But at some point, the script started giving the error "mount error: could not resolve address for OTHERPC: Unknown error." That's why I changed it to the IP. Nautilus can resolve the netbios name without a problem, though.
– user659632
Apr 18 '17 at 15:00
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I had exactly the same problem after an do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. All shares that mounted happily before ended with this ugly
mount error: could not resolve address for server.domain.local: Unknown error
nslookup was resolving correctly, syslog and strace did not show anything.
In the end, the problem was the .local domain together with a change (possibly during the release upgrade) in the /etc/nsswitch.conf witch put the mDNS Avahi/Bonjour daemon mdns4_minimal before dns lookup.
So the problem was solved after I changed the order from
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns
to
hosts: files dns mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return]
I can't remember all helpfull links, but this one certainly did the trick: https://askubuntu.com/a/853284/810573
answered Aug 21 at 11:48
sc911
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I had exactly the same problem after an do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. All shares that mounted happily before ended with this ugly
mount error: could not resolve address for server.domain.local: Unknown error
nslookup was resolving correctly, syslog and strace did not show anything.
In the end, the problem was the .local domain together with a change (possibly during the release upgrade) in the /etc/nsswitch.conf witch put the mDNS Avahi/Bonjour daemon mdns4_minimal before dns lookup.
So the problem was solved after I changed the order from
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns
to
hosts: files dns mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return]
I can't remember all helpfull links, but this one certainly did the trick: https://askubuntu.com/a/853284/810573
answered Aug 21 at 11:48
sc911
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up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
I had exactly the same problem after an do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. All shares that mounted happily before ended with this ugly
mount error: could not resolve address for server.domain.local: Unknown error
nslookup was resolving correctly, syslog and strace did not show anything.
In the end, the problem was the .local domain together with a change (possibly during the release upgrade) in the /etc/nsswitch.conf witch put the mDNS Avahi/Bonjour daemon mdns4_minimal before dns lookup.
So the problem was solved after I changed the order from
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns
to
hosts: files dns mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return]
I can't remember all helpfull links, but this one certainly did the trick: https://askubuntu.com/a/853284/810573
answered Aug 21 at 11:48
sc911
1
I had exactly the same problem after an do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. All shares that mounted happily before ended with this ugly
mount error: could not resolve address for server.domain.local: Unknown error
nslookup was resolving correctly, syslog and strace did not show anything.
In the end, the problem was the .local domain together with a change (possibly during the release upgrade) in the /etc/nsswitch.conf witch put the mDNS Avahi/Bonjour daemon mdns4_minimal before dns lookup.
So the problem was solved after I changed the order from
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns
to
hosts: files dns mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return]
I can't remember all helpfull links, but this one certainly did the trick: https://askubuntu.com/a/853284/810573
answered Aug 21 at 11:48
sc911
1
answered Aug 21 at 11:48
sc911
1
answered Aug 21 at 11:48
sc911
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answered Aug 21 at 11:48
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