How to mount smb share on ubuntu 18.04
I mounted a shared server on my local network using the GUI connect to server and the address I entered was smb://myServer/myFolder . Then i tried to add the shared folder to the /mnt directory so I can access to it through my IDE but I failed even though I tried unmount the server and use the CLI with the command
Anyone had this problem before?
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I opened the server i shared and type ifconfig to get the ip adress. Then I typed this command to list of shares
Then to mount it I typed these 2 commands: first to create a folder under the /mnt and then to do the mount
Then enter the server’s password when asked and your mount is done under /mnt/myFolder
I just followed the Ubuntu wiki smb guide and it worked for me with Ubuntu 18.04.1
Specifically: I first creating the directory for the mount
I added the following line to my fstab
From then my NAS drive was mounted. I have rebooted my machine several times and confirmed that it now mounted and start up for me. For what its worth I’m using an Ethernet connection so it could be configured and up and running quicker than a wi-fi connection would be.
If you have installed gvfs-bin you can run:
More about gvfs-mount on manpages
Also you can read official wiki Samba/SambaClientGuide
Note, that you might better add the SMB protocol version (e.g.vers=1.0) to the mount options. The mount.cifs states to use vers=1.0 as default, but it doesn’t and you are trapped with a «host down» error when trying to mount to an older NAS. The above solution then reads
I always wanted to use stored passwords from my keyring for accessing SMB shares in scripts (backups) on my laptop. My aim was not to expose the passwords in files and use anacron to run the backups. After some testing I came up with this:
- Mount your share once via Nautilus and store the password in the keyring
- try gio mount smb:// / , what should work without password in your GNOME session
- Use the following code in backup scripts:
How to mount SAMBA share (SMBFS) in Linux
Linux system can also browse and mount SMB shares. In this article I am going to explain how you can mount SAMBA file system (SMBFS) permanently in Linux. Please note that this can be done whether the server is a Windows machine or a Samba server.
Listing SMB Share Folder
-L : Listing of SMB share
Mounting SMB Share on Local Directory
Mounting SMB Share with Mount Command
Mounting CIFS (Common Internet File System)
Advanced SMB file system implementation which support RAP (Remote Access Protocol).
Mount with Password
Permanent Mount
For permanent mount you will need to edit /etc/fstab file like below.
Save and close the file.
Now run the below command to verify.
For Domain User
Above prasad is a domain user.
Secure Way To Mount Share Permanently
As you know that /etc/fstab file is visible for all logged in user, So mentioning user and password in /etc/fstab is not a good idea. To overcome this issue just create a credential file in user’s home directory and point that file in /etc/fstab like below.
Save and close file.
Now edit the /etc/fstab file like below.
Save and close file.
Now verify by executing below command.
I hope this article will help to mount SMB share on Linux system. If you have any queries and problem please comment in comment section.
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How to Mount Samba Share in Ubuntu Linux
In this tutorial we are going to learn how to mount samba share on Ubuntu.
For this tutorial I am using Ubuntu Server 16.04, But you can use the following guide to mount Samba CIFS Share in any version of Ubuntu Linux including Ubuntu Desktop.
Install cifs-utils package in Ubuntu
In order to mount Samba share on Ubuntu we need to install the cifs-utils package.
The cifs-utils package provides the tools and utilities that need to mount samba share on Ubuntu Linux.
Mount Samba Share using the Mount Command
After installing cifs-utils package, we can use mount command to mount samba share instantly.
Once you execute the Command you will prompt for the Samba password of the samba user.
- The Server name can be the domain name or the IP Address of the Samba Server.
- It is also possible to provide the password with the mount command.
As per the above example, I used the mount command to mount samba share called documents from the Server 192.168.1.100. The mount point is /mnt and samba user is smbuser.
This time we also provided the password for the smbuser as a command option.
Add Samba Share to /etc/fstab
To mount samba share automatically when system reboot, We need to add an entry to the /etc/fstab file.
When system reboot, Ubuntu will mount the samba share specified in the /etc/fstab file.
To check the fstab file without reboot, use the mount -a command.
The mount -a command will Mount all filesystems mentioned in the fstab file.
Authenticate Samba Share using Credential File
We can use a credentials file that contains a username and password to authenticate the samba User.
First, we need to create the credentials file.
Next we need to add the username and password to the credentials file as follows.
Then we can use the credentials file to mount Samba Share on Ubuntu Server.
Mount using the mount Command
The fstab entry should be as follows.
So that is how we can mount samba share on Ubuntu Linux using the CIFS Protocol.
Как в Linux монтировать шару CIFS
Что такое Linux и CIFS простыми словами.
Работа с общими папками Windows происходит с использованием протокола CIFS (SMB). Все примеры в данном руководстве выполняются на Linux Ubuntu и CentOS.
Подготовка
Для монтирования общей папки необходимо установить набор утилит для работы с CIFS.
yum install cifs-utils
apt-get install cifs-utils
Синтаксис
* вместо mount.cifs можно написать mount -t cifs.
mount.cifs //192.168.1.1/public /mnt
* простой пример монтирования папки public на сервере 192.168.1.1 в локальный каталог /mnt.
Ручное монтирование
Теперь монтирование можно выполнить следующей командой:
mount.cifs //192.168.1.10/share /mnt -o user=dmosk
* в данном примере будет примонтирован каталог share на сервере 192.168.1.10 в локальную папку /mnt под учетной записью dmosk.
То же самое, с использованием домена:
mount.cifs //192.168.1.10/share /mnt -o user=dmosk,domain=dmosk.local
Автоматическое монтирование CIFS через fstab
Для начала создаем файл, в котором будем хранить данные авторизации при подключении к общей папке:
И добавляем в него данные следующего вида:
username=dmosk
password=dPassw0rd
domain=dmosk.local
* в этом примере создана пара логин/пароль — dmosk/dPassw0rd; domain указывать не обязательно, если аутентификация выполняется без него.
Теперь открываем конфигурационный файл fstab:
и добавляем в него следующее:
//192.168.1.10/share /mnt cifs user,rw,credentials=/root/.smbclient 0 0
* в данном примере выполняется монтирование общей папки share на сервере с IP-адресом 192.168.1.10 в каталог /mnt. Параметры для подключения — user: позволяет выполнить монтирование любому пользователю, rw: с правом на чтение и запись, credentials: файл, который мы создали на предыдущем шаге.
Чтобы проверить правильность настроек, вводим следующую команду:
Примеры использования опций
Версии SMB
Если на стороне Windows используется старая или слишком новая версия протокола SMB, при попытке монтирования мы можем получить ошибку mount error(112): Host is down. Чтобы это исправить, указываем версию:
mount.cifs //192.168.1.10/share /mnt/ -o vers=1.0
* монтирование по протоколу SMB1.0
Монтирование от гостевой учетной записи
Если сервер принимает запросы без логина и пароля, то клиент подключается, как гость:
mount.cifs //192.168.1.10/share /mnt -o guest
//192.168.1.10/share /mnt cifs guest 0 0
Права на примонтированные каталоги
При монтировании папки мы можем указать определенные права: