Authentication requires more than one time

[varg_b]

Hi,

I'm totally new to linux. I only started learning linux from two weeks, but to my surprise I have learnt so many things in this last two weeks(I understand there is plenty to learn more) thanks for all those forums here helped me through.

I have installed Red hat linux WS 3. When i access my fileserver(samba which is a separate machine) through KDE Konqueror, it requires authentication, I put my username and password, i can get the access but when I goto to the subdirectory from the current directory, the username and password dialogue pops up. I have to supply my username and password again, so its keeps on asking for each directory I go. I do have access to those directories. Is there anyway I can fix this so that I will enter the username and password only one time.

Thank you very much.

Blesson

[cowanrl]

The best thing to do would be to mount the Samba shares permanently using either the mount or smbmount command before you go in to Konquerer. You can either do this from the command line, in /etc/fstab or in a startup script.

To do it from the command line or /etc/fstab, see the Library article on this site under Filesystems, Mounting smbfs Shares Permanently.

To do it from a start up script, see the Library article Filesystems, Connecting to SMB Shares from Linux.

If you're not familiar with the mount or smbmount commands, it would probably be helpful to check out the man pages on them by executing:

man mount

or

man smbmount

[varg_b]

By using Konqueror i execute this in the location bar smb://filesvr1/vol1 (which is my fileserver)when I do this it asks me the username and password in the authorization Dialog box, but I don't have the option for save password. so for each subdirectory it pops up for the username and password and its is so annoying and time consuming. is there anyway I can save the password and I don't have to do it over and again.

Thanks

Blesson

[cowanrl]

I can't answer your question about trying to save the password in Konqueror. I don't use it.
I have always found the Konqueror and Nautilus(which is part of Gnome) file managers to be flakey and unreliable when it comes to directly connecting to SMB shares(using SMB///). Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Often times they won't recognize the permissions you have on an SMB shares. They often crash or lock up when you're trying to copy files to and from the SMB shares. That's why I don't use them that way.

For reliable and hassle free access to your SMB shares on the network, mount them to a local mount point on your hard drive with mount or smbmount. Then access the local mount point with Konqueror. This would be the same as mapping drive letters to the shares in Windows and then accessing them with Windows Explorer.

Maybe someone else knows of a way to save a password in Konqueror.

[varg_b]

Thank you very much. Your suggestion works.

Thank you.