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[Bug 2119297] [NEW] Can't mount -t cifs with credentials file but can mount with username and password

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From: Martin van Wilpe <2119297@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:46:14 -0000
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Public bug reported:

When I do (for user martin):
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.186/prive /mnt/nas/prive -o credentials=/home/martin/.smb_creds/nas_smb,uid=$(id -u),gid=$(id -g),dir_mode=0775,file_mode=0664,vers=3.0,nounix,noperm,sec=ntlmssp

I get result:
mount: /mnt/nas/prive: cannot mount //192.168.1.186/prive read-only.
       dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.

But when I do the same but replace credentials=/home/martin/.smb_creds/nas_smb with username=X,password=Y
it does mount. (The same username/password is in /home/martin/.smb_creds/nas_smb)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
Package: cifs-utils (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-15.15-generic 6.14.0
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Aug  1 13:40:17 2025
SourcePackage: cifs-utils
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to plucky on 2025-04-17 (106 days ago)

** Affects: cifs-utils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug plucky wayland-session

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Title:
  Can't mount -t cifs with credentials file but can mount with username
  and password

Status in cifs-utils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When I do (for user martin):
  sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.186/prive /mnt/nas/prive -o credentials=/home/martin/.smb_creds/nas_smb,uid=$(id -u),gid=$(id -g),dir_mode=0775,file_mode=0664,vers=3.0,nounix,noperm,sec=ntlmssp

  I get result:
  mount: /mnt/nas/prive: cannot mount //192.168.1.186/prive read-only.
         dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.

  But when I do the same but replace credentials=/home/martin/.smb_creds/nas_smb with username=X,password=Y
  it does mount. (The same username/password is in /home/martin/.smb_creds/nas_smb)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
  Package: cifs-utils (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-15.15-generic 6.14.0
  Uname: Linux 6.14.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
  ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Aug  1 13:40:17 2025
  SourcePackage: cifs-utils
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to plucky on 2025-04-17 (106 days ago)

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