Linux Map a Network Drive
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== Requirements == | == Requirements == | ||
| - | Before you can mount Windows Shares you need to have | + | Before you can mount Windows Shares you need to have CIFS or SMBFS install.<br> |
You also need support built into the kernel. | You also need support built into the kernel. | ||
If you are using a binary distribution your kernel should be automatically configured for this.<br> | If you are using a binary distribution your kernel should be automatically configured for this.<br> | ||
| - | === Getting | + | To install the required mount and unmount utilities and allow users to mount Windows Shares, follow the instructions below. |
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| + | === Getting CIFS/SMBFS installed on Ubuntu or Debian === | ||
Open a terminal and type: | Open a terminal and type: | ||
sudo apt-get install smbfs | sudo apt-get install smbfs | ||
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| + | === Getting CIFS/SMBFS installed on RedHat === | ||
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| + | Open a terminal and type: | ||
| + | yum install cifs-utils | ||
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| + | === Setting mount.cifs and umount.cifs SetUID root to allow user mounts === | ||
| + | Issue the command | ||
| + | sudo chmod u+s /sbin/mount.cifs /sbin/umount.cifs | ||
== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
| - | You can map a network drive to [[Storage01]] using the | + | You can map a network drive to [[Storage01]] using the mount.cifs utility. Now that mount.cifs is installed SetUID root, you can run the following command as a regular user: |
| - | $ | + | $ mount.cifs //storage01.stevens.edu/sharename /path/to/mountpoint -o user=myusername,domain=campus |
* '''//storage01.stevens.edu/sharename''' is the mount location. Replacing 'sharename' with your [[Campus Domain Account|domain username]] will map the network drive to your personal storage space. Please read the article on [[Storage01]] for other possible locations. | * '''//storage01.stevens.edu/sharename''' is the mount location. Replacing 'sharename' with your [[Campus Domain Account|domain username]] will map the network drive to your personal storage space. Please read the article on [[Storage01]] for other possible locations. | ||
| - | * '''/path/to/ | + | * '''/path/to/mountpoint''' is the location you want to map/mount the network drive at. This should be an empty directory owned by you. You can map it to a mountpoint in your current directory such as 'mnt' by not using any slashes (a full pathname like /home/you/mnt is also fine) |
* ''username''='''myusername''' - '''myusername''' should be replaced with your [[Campus Domain Account|Stevens username]]. | * ''username''='''myusername''' - '''myusername''' should be replaced with your [[Campus Domain Account|Stevens username]]. | ||
| - | * ''workgroup='''campus''' - this specifies the domain to check your username and password against, leave it like this | + | * ''workgroup''='''campus''' - this specifies the domain to check your username and password against, leave it like this |
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When you run this command, you should see a prompt similar to: | When you run this command, you should see a prompt similar to: | ||
Password: | Password: | ||
Type in your [[Campus Domain Account|Campus Domain password]] and press enter. You will now be able to access the file stored on storage01 at the mountpoint you specified. | Type in your [[Campus Domain Account|Campus Domain password]] and press enter. You will now be able to access the file stored on storage01 at the mountpoint you specified. | ||
| + | To unmount the drive, type | ||
| + | $ umount.cifs /path/to/mountpoint | ||
[[Category:Linux]][[Category:Storage01]] | [[Category:Linux]][[Category:Storage01]] | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 10 February 2012
Contents |
Requirements
Before you can mount Windows Shares you need to have CIFS or SMBFS install.
You also need support built into the kernel.
If you are using a binary distribution your kernel should be automatically configured for this.
To install the required mount and unmount utilities and allow users to mount Windows Shares, follow the instructions below.
Getting CIFS/SMBFS installed on Ubuntu or Debian
Open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install smbfs
Getting CIFS/SMBFS installed on RedHat
Open a terminal and type:
yum install cifs-utils
Setting mount.cifs and umount.cifs SetUID root to allow user mounts
Issue the command
sudo chmod u+s /sbin/mount.cifs /sbin/umount.cifs
Instructions
You can map a network drive to Storage01 using the mount.cifs utility. Now that mount.cifs is installed SetUID root, you can run the following command as a regular user:
$ mount.cifs //storage01.stevens.edu/sharename /path/to/mountpoint -o user=myusername,domain=campus
- //storage01.stevens.edu/sharename is the mount location. Replacing 'sharename' with your domain username will map the network drive to your personal storage space. Please read the article on Storage01 for other possible locations.
- /path/to/mountpoint is the location you want to map/mount the network drive at. This should be an empty directory owned by you. You can map it to a mountpoint in your current directory such as 'mnt' by not using any slashes (a full pathname like /home/you/mnt is also fine)
- username=myusername - myusername should be replaced with your Stevens username.
- workgroup=campus - this specifies the domain to check your username and password against, leave it like this
When you run this command, you should see a prompt similar to:
Password:
Type in your Campus Domain password and press enter. You will now be able to access the file stored on storage01 at the mountpoint you specified.
To unmount the drive, type
$ umount.cifs /path/to/mountpoint
