Mounting shares with python

Carl J. Van Arsdall cvanarsdall at mvista.com
Fri Jan 26 12:30:21 EST 2007


Marcpp wrote:
> Hi, when i mount a share with python...
>
> os.system ("mount -t smbfs -o username=nobody ...")
>
> the problem is that I'll to be root.
> Have a comand to send a root password...?
> I've tried
>
> os.system ("su")
> os.system ("the password")
>
> but it doesn't works.
>
>   
I do a lot of that type of stuff.  Just setup sudo access for that user 
and have it state no password.

I also do that stuff on remote machines, similarly, setup ssh such that 
you don't need to use a password.  It will work :)

-c

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Carl J. Van Arsdall
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