[Bug 1453273] [NEW] mount.cifs fails, if just a deeper subdirectory is accessible

[themroc]

Public bug reported:

mount.cifs fails, if just a deep directory is accessible, with "mount
error(13): Permission denied"

Example:

//server/share$/access

//server: is accessible, for me
//server/share$: is not accessible, for me
//server/share$/access: is accessible, for me

But there is no possibility to force mount.cifs via /etc/fstab or
directly to use "share$/access" as prefixpath!

So, mount.cifs try to access automatic this path: //server/share$  with
this prefixpath=access. But //server/share$ is not accessible for me.

But mount.cifs should use via /etc/fstab or directly  "share$/access" as
prefixpath to get access.

Note, there is no problem to access the share via
smb://server/share$/access in Dolphin or Konqueror.

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

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Title:
  mount.cifs fails, if just a deeper subdirectory is accessible

Status in cifs-utils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  mount.cifs fails, if just a deep directory is accessible, with "mount
  error(13): Permission denied"

  Example:

  //server/share$/access

  //server: is accessible, for me
  //server/share$: is not accessible, for me
  //server/share$/access: is accessible, for me

  But there is no possibility to force mount.cifs via /etc/fstab or
  directly to use "share$/access" as prefixpath!

  So, mount.cifs try to access automatic this path: //server/share$
  with this prefixpath=access. But //server/share$ is not accessible for
  me.

  But mount.cifs should use via /etc/fstab or directly  "share$/access"
  as prefixpath to get access.

  Note, there is no problem to access the share via
  smb://server/share$/access in Dolphin or Konqueror.

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