When trying to mount a Windows share on a Linux machine, I’m getting an error which is “mount error 12 = Cannot allocate memory”.
So when i checked then i got to know that this is not a Linux error, but its a Windows error.
So to solve the error follow the below steps :
1. Check Windows Event Log
Need to check the Windows System Log. You should see an error with the source of “srv” and a message similar to, “The server’s configuration parameter “irpstacksize” is too small for the server to use a local device. Increase the value of this parameter”.
2. Change Registry Value
Open the Registry Editor and navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\IRPStackSize”.
If the IRPStackSize key is there then change it to anywhere between 15-18.
And if it’s not there then create a new DWORD value named “IRPStackSize” and change the value to somewhere between 15-18.
If the issue persists after setting it to 18, you can increase the value up to 50. There are known issues with values between 33-38.
3. Restart Server Service
Go to your services and restart the Server service.
4. Mount Shares
Go back to your Linux system and mount the shares again.
