mount -t cifs results in 'cannot mount readonly' error

Question

I am trying to mount directory located on local network. I am using :

mount -t cifs -o username=user //192.168.0.106/shared /home/user/point

And I get following error :

mount: /home/user/point: cannot mount //192.168.0.106/shared read-only.

It is shared via Samba. Thanks for any answers.

For Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, use as mount -t cifs -o vers=3.0,domain=WORKGROUP,username=user //192.168.0.106/shared /home/user/point. — Amil Waduwawara, Mar 19 '23 at 11:34

score 134 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 29 '20 at 08:01

134

Solved. I just had to install cifs-utils package.

answered Jan 29 '20 at 08:01

John Ronald

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This must be the most confusing error ever. – Mehdi Aug 20 '20 at 08:33
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This is also the correct solution for debian linux. – Christian Herenz Apr 02 '21 at 19:18
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Same worked for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS – Amil Waduwawara Mar 19 '23 at 11:32
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That's frikkin' Unix for you. What a crazy error message. I get angry. – stolsvik Aug 09 '24 at 12:46
Freaking this! I got thrown off since I was doing a bunch of work in a LiveCD before installing, and in the LiveCD cifs-utils is installed by default. But after setting up my Distro, I didn't realize cifs-utils isn't installed by default outside the LiveCD environment. Stupid vague -13 error. – japzone Apr 23 '25 at 02:16

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