Attempting to mount CIFS share results in error "mount: cannot mount block device //server/share read-only"

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Issue

  • Unable to mount CIFS share via command line, for example:
[root@eren-examplebox /]# mount -t cifs //levi-examplebox/share /mnt/levi -o user=eren,password=password,domain=scout
mount: block device //levi-examplebox/share is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: cannot mount block device //levi-examplebox/share read-only

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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