Access Windows Shares In Linux

Posted By Chinmoy Kanjilal On August 18, 2009 @ 4:26 pm In Open Source Software | No Comments

Accessing windows network shares from the Linux command line is quick and easy. This lets you access windows shares in Linux just like another ,

  1. Get the application smbmount from the repositories using   sudo apt-get smbmount
  2. Then, go to the terminal and key in :
    smbmount \\WINDOWS\c-c mount /mount/Windows' -I 192.168.0.3
  3. Here "\WINDOWS\c" is the windows share which you want to access and where you want them into.(etcetc);
  4. To make this permanent :
    \10.0.23.2DataHeap /media/server smbfs rw,user,suid<pre>

This will add the appropriate repository from . That is all. Now access any windows drive as just another drive on your desktop. Feel free to ask for help.


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