Mount a Windows Share in Linux
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2005-03-01


1.  make a directory to mount to, such as /mnt/point
2.  as root, type:

mount -t smbfs -o username=me,password=foo //server/share /mnt/point


Mount a Windows Share in Linux using /etc/fstab
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1.  make a directory to mount to, such as /mnt/point
2.  as root, vi /etc/fstab  (add this line)

//SERVER/ShareName /mnt/point smbfs uid=foo,gui=bar,credentials=/path/to/.credfile 0 0

uid and gid are not required, but if you want non-root users to have access,
you need to specify one or both of these depending on your needs. The .credfile
stores the Microsoft Windows username and password required to connect to the
Windows Share, in this format:

#---BEGIN---
username = DOMAIN\username
password = F00$bar3
#----END----

Note this file shows the password in plain text, so be mindful of its location
and permissions!

more options appear in: man smbmount