am81p:~ # /sbin/mount.cifs //<Windows_Share_Server>/<Windows_Share_Folder>/ /opt/rsa/am/backup/test -o user=<Windows_Share_User>,sec=ntlmsspi,uid=1000 Password: <enter password for Windows_Share_User> mount error(95): Operation not supported Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs) am81p:~ # /sbin/mount.cifs //<Windows_Share_Server>/<Windows_Share_Folder>/ /opt/rsa/am/backup/test -o user=<Windows_Share_User>,sec=ntlmssp,uid=1000 Password: <enter password for Windows_Share_User> mount error(5): Input/output error Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
am81p:~ # /sbin/mount.cifs //<Windows_Share_Server>/<Windows_Share_Folder>/ /opt/rsa/am/backup/test -o user=<Windows_Share_User>,uid=1000 Password: <enter password for Windows_Share_User> am81p:~ #
The changes made as part of supporting the NTLMv2 in SP1 Patch 1 enforced Authentication Manager to use the security options ntlmssp or ntlmsspi. If your Windows Shared Folder does not support these security modes, then Authentication Manager will fail to mount the share and fail to perform the backup.