diff -ruN e-smith-backup-2.4.0.tmp/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar
--- e-smith-backup-2.4.0.tmp/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2014-04-19 10:43:57.000000000 -0700
+++ e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2014-04-19 10:53:49.000000000 -0700
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
 my $mail = $backupwk->prop('MailNotify') || 'yes';
 my $frommail = $backupwk->prop('FromMail') || 'admin-backup';
 my $tomail = $backupwk->prop('ToMail') || 'admin';
-my $mntdir = ($VFSType eq 'usb') ? "\/$smbshare" :  $backupwk->prop('Mount') || '/mnt/smb';
+my $mntdir = $backupwk->prop('Mount') || '/mnt/smb';
+$mntdir = "\/$smbshare" if ($VFSType eq 'usb'); # ToDo change to $backupwk->prop('Mount')
 my $deleteearly = $backupwk->prop('DeleteEarly') || 'false';
 
 my $report = "From: $frommail\n";
@@ -77,33 +78,8 @@
 # ping the SMB Host to see if it is awake
 $report .= wol ($ether,$smbhost,$smbhostmac,$smbhostdelay);
 
-# verify backup directory not already mounted
-if (!checkMount ($mntdir))
-{
-    ldie("Seems backup directory is already mounted. " .
-    "It should not happen and maybe there is a zombie process " .
-    "you must kill, or another backup in progress. \n");
-}
-
-# create the directory mount point if it does not exist
-createTree ($mntdir);
-
-# mount the backup directory
-my $err = dmount($smbhost,$smbshare,$mntdir,$login,$password,$VFSType);
-ldie("Error while mounting <//$smbhost/$smbshare>\n" . $err) if $err;
-
-# verify $mntdir is mounted
-if (checkMount ($mntdir))
-{
-    # The mount should have suceeded, but sometimes it needs more time, 
-    # so sleep and then check again.
-    sleep 5;
-    if (checkMount ($mntdir))
-    {
-        ldie("Seems backup directory is not really mounted. It should not happen. \
-        Verify availability of your backup volume. Stopping the backup now.\n");
-    }
-}
+# mount backup
+bmount($mntdir,$smbhost,$smbshare,$VFSType);
 
 # rotating backup indicators
 $incnum++;
@@ -228,7 +204,7 @@
 }
 
 # unmount shared folder
-system("/bin/umount", "-f", "$mntdir");
+system("/bin/umount", "-f", "$mntdir") unless ($VFSType eq 'mnt');
 
 # time now to update backup configuration
 $backupwk->set_prop('SetNum', $setnum);
@@ -251,7 +227,10 @@
     {
         sendReport ($report,$errmsg);
     }
-    system("/bin/umount", "$mntdir") if (!checkMount ($mntdir));
+    if (($VFSType ne 'mnt') && (!checkMount ($mntdir)))
+    {
+        system("/bin/umount", "-f", "$mntdir");
+    }
     die($errmsg);
 }
 
@@ -494,3 +473,45 @@
     return;
 }
 
+sub bmount
+{
+    my ($mntdir,$host,$share,$VFSType) = @_;
+    # verify backup directory not already mounted
+
+    if (!checkMount ($mntdir))
+    {
+        return if ($VFSType eq 'mnt');
+        ldie("Seems backup directory is already mounted. " .
+        "It should not happen and maybe there is a zombie process " .
+        "you must kill, or another backup in progress. \n");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if ($VFSType eq 'mnt')
+        {
+            ldie("Seems backup directory is not mounted. " .
+            "The backup directory must be mounted when using type 'mnt'. \n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    # create the directory mount point if it does not exist
+    createTree ($mntdir);
+
+    # mount the backup directory
+    my $err = dmount($host,$share,$mntdir,'','',$VFSType);
+    ldie("Error while mounting <//$smbhost/$smbshare>\n" . $err) if $err;
+
+    # verify $mntdir is mounted
+    if (checkMount ($mntdir))
+    {
+        # The mount should have suceeded, but sometimes it needs more time, 
+        # so sleep and then check again.
+        sleep 5;
+        if (checkMount ($mntdir))
+        {
+            ldie("Seems backup directory is not really mounted. It should not happen. \
+            Verify availability of your backup volume. Stopping the backup now.\n");
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}