Yes only when you try to access it and the server is not available
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@bmillham and @fzinken thanks to both friends.
Very great info…
If i want to try to pass to this solution you can suggest some other forum thread how i can found some info how all it’s need to configure ?
Thanks in advance.
Didn’t I already posted that?
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ops… i have made some test following the first reply here:
I have installed autofs by ssh.
Add the line to etc/auto.master
on etc/auto.smb.shares:
/mnt/192.168.1.2/ -fstype=cifs,rw,credentials=/home/osmc/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,uid=osmc,gid=osmc,vers=3.0 ://192.168.1.2/
and i have add the credentials on .smbcredentials files.
After that i have launch:
sudo systemctl restart autofs
But i obtain an errors when i try to mount:
ls -lah /mnt/192.168.1.2/
I have tryed also to follow the debug whitout understand how i commit an errors. the question it’s:
It’s need to remove the previous smb shared before ?
It was a long time ago that I did this, so I might not be remembering correctly, but I think that, when I set up autofs on an SMB share, I couldn’t get it to work using a separate credentials file, but I did make it work by storing username and password within the lines in the auto.smb.shares file.
It’s not all that insecure if you create a special user on the server with limited access rights.
Yeah exactly… i have need to use this:
/mnt/File\ Condivisi/ -fstype=cifs,rw,username=osmc,password=osmc,iocharset=utf8,uid=osmc,gid=osmc,vers=3.0 ://192.168.1.2/File\ Condivisi
Now it’s works…
And another question… i have also right now can remove the smb share currently setted ?
Little question… on /mnt/ i have some other mount point not works problably add here from previous test.
I have “192.168.1.2” and another… how i can remove this two voices ?
It’s removed when i reboot my Pi2 ?
And the last question
Now the /mnt works… but on kodi apparently i can see this newest “mount” point.
It’s not listed at all but it’s correctly mounted… how i can found it ?
It’s not listed on “Source” selection… it’s not listed on “Install from zip files” how it’ works ?
I have also reboot my Pi2 but apprently there’s no listed at all…
EDIT… problably final edit
And it’s apparently also found how it’s works.
I have right now removed all smb share from “File” browser and also from all sources files.
How it’s necessary i have add a source to reach “/” (root of filesystem) and after another source to reach “/mnt/File Condivisi”.
Apparently all it’s works…
Ok, so I take it now everything works?
Assuming nothing is mounted to them and they are empty you can use sudo rmdir <foldername>
It’s strange that the file with the credentials didn’t work. One person mentioned that there might be problems with the permission on the file. Can you show the ls -lah for your home folder?
yes… i can do it:
root@osmc:~# cd /home
root@osmc:/home# ls -lah
totale 12K
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K gen 1 1970 .
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4,0K mag 11 2018 ..
drwxr-xr-x 9 osmc osmc 4,0K gen 30 17:10 osmc
root@osmc:/home# cd osmc
root@osmc:/home/osmc# ls -lah
totale 76K
drwxr-xr-x 9 osmc osmc 4,0K gen 30 17:10 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K gen 1 1970 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 315 feb 15 2017 .bash_aliases
-rw------- 1 osmc osmc 12K gen 12 2018 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 220 nov 13 2014 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 3,5K feb 13 2017 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 3 osmc osmc 4,0K mag 10 2015 .cache
drwxr-xr-x 11 osmc osmc 4,0K ott 16 2018 .kodi
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Movies
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Music
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Pictures
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 675 nov 13 2014 .profile
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mag 6 2016 .smb
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28 gen 30 17:09 .smbcredentials
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 7,1K set 26 2018 .swfinfo
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 TV Shows
root@osmc:/home/osmc#And yes… i use ssh logged as root because. Look infact the permession of .smbcrediatials it’s say “root root”. Autofs as been run as osmc users ?
Well generally I would not recommend to login in as root as it complicates things unnecessary.
And using sudo for the times you need it works better.
I only can say on my system it works with owner osmc:osmc and permission rw-------
As follows:
-rw------- 1 osmc osmc 39 Aug 14 2018 .server.smb
Maybe you want try again using this setting.
yes i know… i remember in pass i need to access as “root” for obtain an access to some files but i don’t remember exactly because so much time it’s pass 
I remember at this time i have also setup the ftp to use “root” user also for access and modify some files…
I see i can change the attributes but how i can change the owner of files in debian ? I need to investigate about this
On windows 7 (on windows 10 sometime it’s not enough( for example you can set the owner as “Everyone” and give full access to all… i need to investigate if on debian there’s some similar way.
Problably i can simply change attributes to 775 or 777 to obtain all user can access to this files…
Otherwise it’s also works directly put credentials on “auto.smb.shares”… it’s better than nothings
To change the owner on a file (in your case sudo as needed since it’s owned by root):
sudo chown osmc:osmc ~/.smbcredentials
And to change the permissions (after changing the owner):
chmod 600 ~/.smbcredentials
or if you prefer a slightly more human readable version:
chmod u=rw,g=,o= ~/.smbcredentialsoh ok… i have to found, problably, all find on my system have owner as root:root and if necessary revert to, problably, default osmc:osmc.
Otherwise i have to open another thread to a totally different issue… i begin to thinks my hardware it’s near at end of his life 
Well that is only for /home/osmc valid. Other locations/files surely have root/root as owner!!!
ops ok… this time i choose to operate as “osmc” users… this is the situation before change owner:
osmc@osmc:~$ cd /
osmc@osmc:/$ cd /home/osmc
osmc@osmc:~$ ls -lah
totale 76K
drwxr-xr-x 9 osmc osmc 4,0K gen 30 17:10 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K gen 1 1970 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 315 feb 15 2017 .bash_aliases
-rw------- 1 osmc osmc 12K gen 12 2018 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 220 nov 13 2014 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 3,5K feb 13 2017 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 3 osmc osmc 4,0K mag 10 2015 .cache
drwxr-xr-x 11 osmc osmc 4,0K ott 16 2018 .kodi
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Movies
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Music
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Pictures
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 675 nov 13 2014 .profile
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mag 6 2016 .smb
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 28 gen 30 17:09 .smbcredentials
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 7,1K set 26 2018 .swfinfo
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 TV Shows
osmc@osmc:~$Wait the result in some minutes…
First Edit
Ok… this is the result now on /home/osmc:
drwxr-xr-x 9 osmc osmc 4,0K gen 30 17:10 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4,0K gen 1 1970 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 315 feb 15 2017 .bash_aliases
-rw------- 1 osmc osmc 12K gen 12 2018 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 220 nov 13 2014 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 3,5K feb 13 2017 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 3 osmc osmc 4,0K mag 10 2015 .cache
drwxr-xr-x 11 osmc osmc 4,0K ott 16 2018 .kodi
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Movies
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Music
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 Pictures
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 675 nov 13 2014 .profile
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mag 6 2016 .smb
-rwxr-xr-x 1 osmc osmc 28 gen 30 17:09 .smbcredentials
-rw-r--r-- 1 osmc osmc 7,1K set 26 2018 .swfinfo
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4,0K mar 15 2015 TV Shows
osmc@osmc:~$When i have 5 minutes i thinks i can retry to use the external credentials…
You can say to me if i can “comment out” the current line working on “auto.smb.shares” ?
You didn’t do the chmod command to fix permissions. You only changed ownership.
First as @bmillham wrote you need to correct the permissions chmod 600 ~/.smbcredentials
Yes easiest is top copy/paste current line and just comment it out and modify the second line
@fzinken and @bmillham
Yes i know i’m not change permission… i leave out 755 to auto.smb.shares. it’s 755>600 and problably it’s works anyway. If not in a instant i can change it…
You can say how i can comment ? Like an xml files ?
With #
Yeah i tryed immediatelly… wait a feedback in a moment. Time to run a ssh shell… stop autofs… modify the correct files and restart autofs
First Edit
This is my “new” auto.smb.shares files:
# /mnt/File\ Condivisi/ -fstype=cifs,rw,username=osmc,password=osmc,iocharset=utf8,uid=osmc,gid=osmc,vers=3.0 ://192.168.1.2/File\ Condivisi
/mnt/File\ Condivisi/ -fstype=cifs,rw,credentials=/home/osmc/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,uid=osmc,gid=osmc,vers=3.0 ://192.168.1.2/File\ CondivisiTest if it’s works…
Second Edit
No… no Luck… it’s not works.
Try to change permission to credentials files…
3rd Edit
No friends… it’s not works.
I have also tryed whit permission set as 600 for credentials files and it’s not works.
Mount it’s be failed…
Whats the content of the file .smbcredentials?
Is it:
username=osmc
password=osmc
With each one line?