Using '@' in user name with "mount_smbfs"

[Jerry]

On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:02:25 +0200, Polytropon commented:
>On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:43:01 -0400, Jerry wrote:
>> I am stumped as to how I can accomplish using a user name with an '@'
>> in it with the "mount_smbfs" command/
>> 
>> Assuming a user name of: user at domain.com, how would I get it accepted
>> by the mount_smbfs command.
>> 
>> /usr/sbin/mount_smbfs -N -f 0644 -U me -W WORKGROUP
>> //user at domain.com@WIN-PC/Share $HOME/Win-Pictures
>> 
>> I have tried both single and double quotation marks, but that fails.
>>  
>
>Did you try using /etc/nsbm.conf for worgroup, username, and PC name
>instead of providing it directly on the command line? If I remember
>correctly, something like this (not tested!) should work:
>
>	[WIN-PC:user at domain.com]
>	password=12345
>
>The format is <server>:<user>:<share>, with the last two entries
>being optional. See "man 5 nsmb.conf" as well as the comment header
>of /etc/nsmb.conf for details.
>
>You can then use:
>
>	mount_smbfs <more options> //WIN-PC/Share $HOME/Win-Pictures
>
>Similarly, you can use a rule derived from this command in /etc/fstab
>in case you need this mount command more than once.
>
>Memory fragment from long time ago... ;-)
>
>
>
>PS. Common suggestion is to use "example.com" (instead of "domain.com")
>    as a placeholder.

That isn't working either. I found a post on Google that stated it will
never work due to a bug in the program. In any case, I have found a
work-a-round.

-- 
Jerry
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