I'm trying to automount a windows machine. I am able to automount any directory that doesn't have a $ in the mount name. Looks like the parse_mount method is stripping out the $ from the mount name. Any ideas on how to fix this? Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: handle_packet_missing_direct: token 122, name /cifs/laptop/C$, request pid 17857 Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: attempting to mount entry /cifs/laptop/C$ Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: lookup_mount: lookup(program): /cifs/laptop/C$ -> -fstype=cifs,file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755,credentials=/etc/auto.smb.laptop ://laptop/C$ Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: parse_mount: parse(sun): expanded entry: -fstype=cifs,file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755,credentials=/etc/auto.smb.laptop ://laptop/C Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: parse_mount: parse(sun): gathered options: fstype=cifs,file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755,credentials=/etc/auto.smb.laptop Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: parse_mount: parse(sun): core of entry: options=fstype=cifs,file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755,credentials=/etc/auto.smb.laptop, loc=://laptop/C Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: sun_mount: parse(sun): mounting root /cifs, mountpoint /cifs/laptop/C$, what //laptop/C, fstype cifs, options file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755,credentials=/etc/auto.smb.laptop Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: do_mount: //laptop/C /cifs//cifs/laptop/C$ type cifs options file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755,credentials=/etc/auto.smb.laptop using module generic Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: mount_mount: mount(generic): calling mkdir_path /cifs/laptop/C$ Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: mount_mount: mount(generic): calling mount -t cifs -s -o file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755,credentials=/etc/auto.smb.laptop //laptop/C /cifs/laptop/C$ Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 kernel: CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -6 Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: >> retrying with upper case share name Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 kernel: CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -6 Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: >> mount error 6 = No such device or address Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: >> Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs) Dec 9 23:49:03 dc2 automount[19084]: spawn_mount: mount failed with error code 16, retrying with the -f option Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> unknown mount option f Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> Usage: /sbin/mount.cifs -o Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> Mount the remote target, specified as a UNC name, to a local directory. Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> Options: Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011user= Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011pass= Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011dom= Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> Less commonly used options: Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011credentials=,guest,perm,noperm,setuids,nosetuids,rw,ro, Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011sep=,iocharset=,suid,nosuid,exec,noexec,serverino, Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011directio,mapchars,nomapchars,nolock,servernetbiosname= Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> Options not needed for servers supporting CIFS Unix extensions Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011(e.g. unneeded for mounts to most Samba versions): Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011uid=,gid=,dir_mode=,file_mode=,sfu Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> Rarely used options: Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011port=,rsize=,wsize=,unc=,ip=, Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011dev,nodev,nouser_xattr,netbiosname=,hard,soft,intr, Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011nointr,ignorecase,noposixpaths,noacl Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> Options are described in more detail in the manual page Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011man 8 mount.cifs Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> To display the version number of the mount helper: Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: >> #011/sbin/mount.cifs -V Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: mount(generic): failed to mount //laptop/C (type cifs) on /cifs/laptop/C$ Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: send_fail: token = 122 Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: handle_packet: type = 5 Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: handle_packet_missing_direct: token 123, name /cifs/laptop/C$, request pid 17857 Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: attempting to mount entry /cifs/laptop/C$ Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: failed to mount /cifs/laptop/C$ Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: send_fail: token = 123 Dec 9 23:49:06 dc2 automount[19084]: failed to mount /cifs/laptop/C$