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--- networking:linux:linux_smb [2014/01/25 10:30]
gcooper
+++ networking:linux:linux_smb [2018/01/15 12:08] (current)
gcooper
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 ====== Mounting SMB (Windows) Shares on Linux ======
-FIXME This doesn't work on newer Ubuntu distros.
 ===== Newer Distros =====
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 <file>
 sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
-sudo mkdir /mnt/sharename
-sudo mount -t cifs //server/sharename /mnt/sharename -o rw,username=<username>,password=<password>
 </file>
-If mane resolution fails, try the IP address of the server:
 <file>
-sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/ samba/ -o rw
+sudo mkdir /mnt/sharename
+sudo mount -t cifs //server/sharename /mnt/sharename -o rw,_netdev,username=<smbusername>,password=<smbpassword>,domain=<domain>,uid=<username>,gid=<usergroup>,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
 </file>
+:!: If name resolution fails, try the IP address of the server.
+:!: If you need multiple users to access the share, you'll need to work with ''gid'' and group memberships.  Otherwise, you can usually just use the <username> in the ''gid'' field.
 ===== Older Distros =====
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 </file>
+===== Script =====
+:!: Script must run as root.
+:!: Limit visibility as the script contains passwords (not secure).
+<file>
+sudo chown root.root /home/username/bin/mymounts
+sudo chmod 4700 /home/username/bin/mymounts
+</file>
+<file>
+#!/bin/bash
+# ~/bin/mymounts
+# Make sure package cifs-utils is installed
+# Store this file in your home directory with 4700 perms as it needs to run suid and contains SMB password
+# Set variables here:
+SMBSERVER=<SMB Server Name>
+SHARENAME1=<SMB Share Name>
+SHARENAME2=<another SMB Share Name>
+SMBUSER=<SMB User Name>
+SMBPASS=<SMB Password (escape BASH symbols)>
+SMBDOM=<SMB Domain Name>
+USERNAME=<Linux User Name>
+USERGROUP=<Linux User Group>
+# End of variables
+mkdir -p /mnt/$SHARENAME1
+mkdir -p /mnt/$SHARENAME2
+#These older commands did not need to be run as root
+#smbumount ~/mnt/$SHARENAME1
+#smbmount //$SMBSERVER/$SHARENAME1 ~/mnt/$SHARENAME1 -o username=,password=
+#smbumount ~/mnt/$SHARENAME2
+#smbmount //$SMBSERVER/$SHARENAME2 ~/mnt/$SHARENAME2 -o username=$SMBUSER,password=$SMBPASS
+umount /mnt/$SHARENAME1
+mount -t cifs //$SMBSERVER/$SHARENAME1 /mnt/$SHARENAME1 -o rw,_netdev,username=$SMBUSER,password=$SMBPASS,domain=$SMBDOM,uid=$USERNAME,gid=$USERGROUP,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
+umount /mnt/$SHARENAME2
+mount -t cifs //$SMBSERVER/$SHARENAME2 /mnt/$SHARENAME2 -o rw,_netdev,username=$SMBUSER,password=$SMBPASS,domain=$SMBDOM,uid=$USERNAME,gid=$USERGROUP,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
+</file>

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