Mount cifs as user

Hi,
I'm trying to mount cifs as normal user using mount.cifs via fstab
Here is my fstab entry:
//server/zawart /home/zawart/media cifs credentials=/etc/conf.d
/zawart.cifs,uid=1000,forceuid,gid=100,rw,perm=0600,noexec,nosuid,user,iocharset=utf8,directio,noauto 0 0
Here is what I get when I type mount ~/media as user zawart with uid 1000.
This mount.cifs program has been built with the ability to run as a setuid root program disabled.
So I read the man 8 mount.cifs and there is a note
'This command may be used only by root, unless installed setuid, in which case the noeexec and nosuid mount flags are enabled.
I set it chmod a+s /sbin/mount.cifs and now it still doesn't mount anything but shows different message:
This mount.cifs program has been built with the ability to run as a setuid root program disabled.
mount.cifs has not been well audited for security holes. Therefore the Samba team does not recommend installing it as a setuid root program.
Mounting it as root works but not as normal user, if you could help please leave a post here
Last edited by zawart (2010-06-04 16:13:35)

this is a security restriction with mount commands, so that only root can mount volumes. by default mount.cifs does not come with setuid enabled, you can however compile it yourself from sources and enable setuid for it,

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CIFS Kernel Module Needed for A7600-F. Can't mount CIFS Shares.

Does anyone have, or could compile a CIFS Kernel for the A10 (A7600-F) please.
I am trying to mount CIFS shares on my NAS, nut don't have the cifs.ko file required.
Help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Model Number: Levono A7600-F
Android Version 4.4.2
Kernel Version: 3.4.67
Build Number: A7600F_A442_000_022_140829_ROW
The tablet was rooted using Kingo Root.

Hi Gmarkall,
You really seem to know what you're doing.
I need the same module files for my A10-70 (A7600-F).
Are you able to complie these please?
Lenovo make the source code available here
http://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/products/tablets/a-series/a10-70-tablet?TabName=Downloads
I've tried to do this myself, but can't figure it out.
Can you help me please?
Thanks
Moderator comment: This post and its replies below were pulled out of an old thread about a different model and merged here. Subjects here and below edited to match. Was: Re: CIFS Kernel Module? - can't mount CIFS share on IdeaPad A2109

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