Accessing windows shares using smbclient command failing with "cli_negprot: SMB signing is mandatory and we have disabled it.".
Issue
- Attempts to access windows shares using the
smbclient
command is failing with :
# smbclient -S off -L'//A-Windows-Share' -U A-Authorized-User
Enter A-Authorized-Users password:
cli_negprot: SMB signing is mandatory and we have disabled it.
protocol negotiation failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
- How can windows shares be accessed via
smbclient
with digitally signed communications.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Active Directory
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