Access Windows Shares From BASH In Linux

by jamied_uk 25th November 2016, 18:04

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First you need to have samba installed.

Code:: sudo apt-get install samba Then use a Bash script to mount windows share folder in linux using samba: Code: mkdir /mnt/smb touch smb.sh chmod +x smb.sh sudo gedit smb.sh Write the following into the smb.sh file using vi vim or gedit: Code: #/bin/bash SERVER_IP="192.168.0.3" SHARE_NAME="c$" USERNAME="jay" PASSWD="samba password" DOMAIN="domain" mount.cifs //$SERVER_IP/$SHARE_NAME -o username=$USERNAME,password=$PASSWD,dom=$DOMAIN /mnt/smb/ Finally run the script to mount your Windows share and cd into the share: Code: ./smb.sh cd /mnt/smb/