diff -ruN e-smith-backup-2.4.0.p37/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.p37/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2014-04-26 20:19:08.000000000 -0700
+++ e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2014-04-26 20:22:48.000000000 -0700
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@
     }
     elsif ($VFSType eq 'usb')
     {
-        $_[2] = "/" . $share;
         my $device = "";
         my $blkdev = "";
         my $vollbl = "";
diff -ruN e-smith-backup-2.4.0.p37/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup
--- e-smith-backup-2.4.0.p37/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup	2014-04-26 20:19:08.000000000 -0700
+++ e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup	2014-04-26 21:35:24.000000000 -0700
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 use esmith::util;
 use esmith::lockfile;
 use File::Find;
+use File::Path qw(make_path remove_tree);
 
 $File::Find::dont_use_nlink = 1;  # fix for Windows shares
 
@@ -1759,6 +1760,7 @@
     my $smbshare = $rec->prop('SmbShare');
     my $VFSType = $rec->prop('VFSType') || 'cifs';
     my $err;
+    $mntdir = "/$smbshare" if ( $VFSType eq 'usb' );
     
     my $setbackuplist = sub {
 	if ( $_ =~ /\.dar/ ) {
@@ -1892,6 +1894,7 @@
     my $err;
     my $VFSType = $backupwkrec->prop('VFSType') || 'cifs';
     my $verifyref = $q->param ('backupset');
+    $mntdir = "/$smbshare" if ( $VFSType eq 'usb' );
 
     # Mounting backup shared folder
     $error_message = bmount($mntdir,$smbhost,$smbshare,$VFSType);
@@ -2124,6 +2127,7 @@
     my $smbhost = $rec->prop('SmbHost');
     my $smbshare = $rec->prop('SmbShare');
     my $err;
+    $mntdir = "/$smbshare" if ( $VFSType eq 'usb' );
         
     my $setbackupflist = sub {
 	if ( $_ =~ /\.dar/ )
@@ -2271,6 +2275,7 @@
     my $VFSType = $backupwkrec->prop('VFSType') || 'cifs';
     my $smbhost = $backupwkrec->prop('SmbHost');
     my $smbshare = $backupwkrec->prop('SmbShare');
+    $mntdir = "/$smbshare" if ( $VFSType eq 'usb' );
     my $err;
     my $error_message;
 
@@ -2500,6 +2505,7 @@
     my $VFSType = $rec->prop('VFSType') || 'cifs';
     my $smbhost = $rec->prop('SmbHost');
     my $smbshare = $rec->prop('SmbShare');
+    $mntdir = "/$smbshare" if ( $VFSType eq 'usb' );
     my $err;
     my $error_message;
 
@@ -2656,6 +2662,7 @@
     my $VFSType = $backupwkrec->prop('VFSType') || 'cifs';
     my $err;
     my $error_message;
+    $mntdir = "/$smbshare" if ( $VFSType eq 'usb' );
     
     my $backupkey = $q->param ('backupset');
     if ($backupkey =~ /^(.*)$/)
@@ -2819,6 +2826,7 @@
     my $smbshare = $backupwkrec->prop('SmbShare');
     my $err;
     my $error_message;
+    $mntdir = "/$smbshare" if ( $VFSType eq 'usb' );    
 
     # Mounting backup shared folder
     $error_message = bmount($mntdir,$smbhost,$smbshare,$VFSType);
@@ -3079,7 +3087,6 @@
     }
     elsif ($VFSType eq 'usb')
     {
-	$_[2] = "/" . $share;
         my $device = "";
         my $blkdev = "";
         my $vollbl = "";
@@ -3138,10 +3145,11 @@
     }
 
     # create the directory mount point if it does not exist
-    createTree ($mntdir);
-
+    my $err = createTree ($mntdir);
+    return ($fm->localise('ERR_MOUNTING_SMBSHARE') . "<//$host/$share>\n" . $err) if $err;
+    
     # mount the backup directory
-    my $err = dmount($host,$share,$mntdir,'','',$VFSType);
+    $err = dmount($host,$share,$mntdir,'','',$VFSType);
     return ($fm->localise('ERR_MOUNTING_SMBSHARE') . "<//$host/$share>\n" . $err) if $err;
 
     # verify $mntdir is mounted
@@ -3187,6 +3195,17 @@
     return @mntout;
 }
 
+sub createTree
+{
+    my $tree = shift;
+    if (! -d "$tree")
+    {
+        eval {make_path("$tree")};
+        return ("Error while creating $tree : $@. Maybe insufficient rights directory.\n") if $@;
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 __DATA__
 <form>
 </form>