security issues with fstab and nfs shares

[S.D.Willie]

hey all,

a while back i found a great page that showed you how to create a file with your user name and password(in it) which is stored in your hidden home directory. i then edited my fstab accordingly to mount some nfs shares at boot and didnt have to put the actual password and username in the fstab itself, i just had it point to that file for the user info.

well of course i cant find that after looking around everywhere so i was curious if anyone knew what i was talking about and how to do it since i dont remember.

SD

[S.D.Willie]

nevermind, i found it. incase anyone was curious its:
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Putting your username and password in /etc/fstab is a big security risk. I recommend using the credentials method as below. (btw this will get rid of that annoying kernel error about noexec)

add the following line to your /etc/fstab, making the proper substitutions.

//servername/sharename /mountdirectory smbfs credentials=/home/myhomedirectory/.smbpasswd 0 0

to create the .smbpasswd file just type the following while in your home directory

cd
echo username=mywindowsusername > .smbpasswd
echo password=mywindowspassword >> .smbpasswd
chmod 600 .smbpasswd

now you will have a nice clean smb mount without annoying error messages, not to mention a secure one.

Hope you guys like this.
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not my creation, but a good find nevertheless.

SD

[lynchmob]

Thanks. Good stuff, SD.Willie.
lynch

[pbharris]

thanks SD!

[flashingcurser]

Very cool stuff. I have been toying around with lisa--it lets you browse the network out of konq, but it doesnt have a nice clean mount point to download stuff to. I have always hated the idea of having passwords in my fstab --- thank you very much!