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I'm using this command for testing the SMB connection:

smbclient -A=credential_file -L \\hostname  


    Sharename       Type      Comment
    ---------       ----      -------
    ADMIN$          Disk      Remote Admin
    C$              Disk      Default share
    Acme            Disk
    Acme Directory  Disk
    Share           Disk
SMB1 disabled -- no workgroup available

I can explore the Acme directory because there isn't space in its name with this command :

smbclient -A=credential_file \\\\hostname\\Acme -c "dir"

but if I want to explore the directory Acme Directory with these command as example I've error message

smbclient -A=credential_file \\\\hostname\\Acme\ Directory -c "dir"
NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED listing \*

smbclient -A=credential_file \\\\hostname\\Acme\%20Directory -c "dir"
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME

How to explore directory with space in its name ?

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    I know little about Samba. Are you sure NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED means there is a problem with the name? In the last case there was a problem with the name and you got NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME. Commented Apr 25, 2023 at 12:17
  • Perhaps the apparent space is some other character, like non-breaking space? Try passing the -L output through cat -t. Note, you can use "/" instead of backslash in the cli, and then don't need to escape, eg: smbclient //hostname/Acme. Commented Apr 26, 2023 at 13:45
  • You can use slash in the fstab file configuration for mounting the cifs but not with smbclient. In the fstab file, I use the ascii code \040 in place of the space like //hostanme/directory1\040Super\040Directory. I mean the backslash is used for mark a special character and in this case it's backslash. It's the reason there are 4 backslash before the hostname. Commented Apr 27, 2023 at 14:53

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I don't see a problem accessing a share name that contains spaces:

Server smb.conf

[Spaced out]
    comment = Testing a space in the share name
    path = /home/remote/tmp
    force user = remote
    force group = remote
    force create mode = 0664
    force directory mode = 0775
    guest ok = no

Client

smbclient -U "$user%$password" '//SAMBASERVER/Spaced out'
smb: \> dir
  .                                   D        0  Thu Jan 25 17:43:42 2024
  ..                                  D        0  Tue Oct 15 12:07:22 2019
  …other stuff…
                1030995672 blocks of size 1024. 56076844 blocks available
smb: \>

Differences between my version and yours:

  • Quoted pathnames, to protect them from the shell
  • Forward slashes instead of pairs of backslashes
  • smbclient --version reports Version 4.17.12-Debian
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The below command will work to connect with the "Acme Directory"

smbclient \\\\hostname\\Acme\ Directory -U "resourced.local\V.Ventz"

here is the example to conclude :

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  • Please don't post pictures of text Commented Jun 14, 2024 at 22:13

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