fstab partially working

For diagnostic purposes, what output do you receive if you try mounting manually, i.e. issue the command

sudo mount -t cifs -o credentials=/home/billy/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,gid=1000,uid=1000,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 //192.168.50.1/entware /media/ac86u

What file system are the USB partitions using please, on the server side?

I get this output.

mount error(22): Invalid argument
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

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The usb drive partition is ext2.

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Is the Ext2 partition mounted with the same options on the server side?

If you have OpenSSH server running on the server side, you can mount SSHFS and bypass all the CIFS stuff.

I'm not sure. I'm still new to linux. Please explain with more detail.
I'm running the desktop 18.04 and my usb drive is connected through my
Asus RT-AC86U router.

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> If you have OpenSSH server running on the server side, you can mount
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If you run:

ssh 192.168.50.1

Do you get asked for a username and password?

When I use ssh username@192.168.50.1 it ask me for a password and I can
log in. If I just use ssh 192.168.50.1, it ask me for a password, but it
doesn't give me permission to enter.

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Also I would like to point out that my usb drive is connected to my
primary router in a different room. My ubuntu desktop is on a computer
that is on a wireless bridge. The wireless bridge is where the other nas
drive is connected to and it boots up fine.

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What output do you receive for

sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.50.1/entware /media/ac86u --verbose -o credentials=/home/billy/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,gid=1000,uid=1000,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777

Here's the output.

domain=192.168.50.100
Credential formatted incorrectly: (null)
domain=192.168.50.1
mount.cifs kernel mount options:
ip=192.168.50.1,unc=\\192.168.50.1\entware,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,user=bc64,domain=192.168.50.1,pass=********

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>
> sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.50.1/entware /media/ac86u --verbose -o
> credentials=/home/billy/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,gid=1000,uid=1000,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
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I made a change to my credentials file and got the following output:

Credential formatted incorrectly: (null)
mount.cifs kernel mount options:
ip=192.168.50.1,unc=\\192.168.50.1\entware,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,user=bc64,pass=*******

The credentials file has the following lines:

username=bc64

password=xxxxxxxx

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> sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.50.1/entware /media/ac86u --verbose -o
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Do you have a carriage return on the end of the line with the password on or is the password line the last line? If it is, go to the end of the line and hit ENTER then save. It may help

Did what you suggested and still got the following error when running
sudo mount -a:

mount error(22): Invalid argument
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

I appreciate you reply

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> on or is the password line the last line? If it is, go to the end of the
> line and hit ENTER then save. It may help
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Is there an empty line between username and password in your credentials file?
Are there special characters in the password (like backslash, comma, …)?

No, there’s no line between username and password.
I do have a @#$ in my password, which is not an issue with 192.168.50.100

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"I do have a @#$ in my password, which is not an issue with 192.168.50.100"

I understand that one of your "servers" is a NAS, and the other one is a router. Is this correct?
It seems that these two have different operating systems, or different capabilities with respect to mounting.
Do you have manuals for these two where you could check?

Yes one is a NAS, and the other is a usb drive connected to a router. I have no manuals with either. The NAS drive is connected to a wireless bridge along with my desktop and ubuntu. The primary router is in another room and has the usb drive connected to it. I don't know if this should matter since I can smb into the usb drive.

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> "I do have a @#$ in my password, which is not an issue with
> 192.168.50.100"
>
> I understand that one of your "servers" is a NAS, and the other one is a router. Is this correct?
> It seems that these two have different operating systems, or different capabilities with respect to mounting.
> Do you have manuals for these two where you could check?
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