Mounting Samba SMB share on Ubuntu
Procedure for mounting Samba SMB share on Ubuntu. This will natively mount the samba share onto your Ubuntu system and reconnect upon startup.
- Install package cifs-utils (even if you already have Samba and related packages installed):
sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
2. Create folder to mount the share into:
sudo mkdir /media/Share
3. Create file with user credentials in your home directory
touch ~/.smbcredentials
3.1. Edit the file to add credentials
Nano ~/.smbcredentials
username=smb_username
password=smb_password
(optional domain=domain_or_workgroupname)
3.2 Set Permissions to secure your ~/.smbcredentials file:
chmod 0600 ~/.smbcredentials
4. Edit /etc/fstab and add your entry for auto mount:
sudo nano /etc/fstab
5. Add the following line (edit where necessary, server, username, etc.)
Simplest:
//share /media/Share cifs credentials=/home//.smbcredentials 0 0
Specify UID and GID:
//share /media/Share cifs credentials=/home//.smbcredentials,uid=,gid= 0 0
Specifying Character Set and Security:
//share /media/Share cifs credentials=/home//.smbcredentials,users,rw,iocharset=utf8,sec=ntlm 0 0
6. Finally, test the mount with:
sudo mount -a
