# Private message from malcolmlewis

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/private-message-from-malcolmlewis/35715>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 24, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/private-message-from-malcolmlewis/35715 "2012-10-24T18:17:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/private-message-from-malcolmlewis/35715/1 "2012-10-24T18:17:48Z")

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[QUOTE=j03v]Hi Malcolm,  
Wasn’t sure where to post, and If you direct me, would be most obliging.  
Had seen a few of your posts addressing (\_netdev) issues, somewhat like this one:

On a SUSE Virtual,

Mounting from /etc/fstab using \_netdev  
[//Windows-virtual.net.gc.ca/gcdocs\_data\_1](https://Windows-virtual.net.gc.ca/gcdocs_data_1) /gcdocs\_data\_1 cifs credentials=/etc/.smbpasswd,file\_mode=0666,dir\_mode=0777,\_netdev 0 0

Results in: (/var/log/messages)  
Oct 18 15:08:51 Suse-virtual-server kernel: [357092.226608] CIFS: Unknown mount option \_netdev

The Suse-Virtual-server info: ( Virtual on ESX VMware)  
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server ver 11 SP1 64

I understand the purpose of \_netdev, and have seen different explanations for probable cause including a possible bug, but would like to request your feedback  
as this may be replicated on like Suse virtuals in the future.

Best Regards,  
joev [joe.vorstandlechner@pwgsc.gc.ca](mailto:joe.vorstandlechner@pwgsc.gc.ca)[/QUOTE]  
Hi  
I don’t log into the forums much as I use nntp, so apologize for the delay.

Please post in the SLES Networking forum and will see if it can get sorted 🙂