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Mount Windows partitions in to Linux

Rumi, May 6, 2011

Procedure to mount remote windows partition (NAS share)

1) Make sure you have following information:
==> Windows username and password to access share name
==> Sharename (such as //server/share) or IP address
==> root level access on Linux

2) Login to Linux as a root user (or use su command)

3) Create the required mount point:
# mkdir -p /mnt/ntserver
4) Use the mount command as follows:
# mount -t cifs //ntserver/download -o username=vivek,password=myPassword /mnt/ntserver

Use following command if you are using Old version such as RHEL <=4 or Debian <= 3:
# mount -t smbfs -o username=vivek,password=D1W4x9sw //ntserver/download /mnt/ntserver

5) Access Windows 2003/2000/NT share using cd and ls command:
# cd /mnt/ntserver; ls -l
Where,

  • -t smbfs : File system type to be mount (outdated, use cifs)
  • -t cifs : File system type to be mount
  • -o : are options passed to mount command, in this example I had passed two options. First argument is password (vivek) and second argument is password to connect remote windows box
  • //ntserver/download : Windows 2000/NT share name
  • /mnt/ntserver Linux mount point (to access share after mounting)

Creating Auto Mount after Reboot System:

/etc/fstab file contains static information about the filesystems. The file fstab contains descriptive information about the various file systems. fstab is only read by programs, and not written; it is the duty of the system administrator to properly create and maintain this file.

To mount a Samba share to be mounted when a Linux system comes up after reboot edit the /etc/fstab file and put entry as follows for your Windows/Samba share:
//ntserver/share /mnt/samba smbfs username=username,password=password 0 0

For example, if you want to mount a share called //ntserver/docs then you need to write following entry in /etc/fstab file://ntserver/download /mnt/ntserver cifs username=vivek,password=D1W4x9sw 0 0Where,

  • //ntserver/docs: Windows 2003/NT/Samba share name
  • /mnt/samba: Local mount point (you may need to create this directory first)
  • smbfs: File system type (samba file system)
  • username=docsadm,password=D1Y4x9sw: Share username and password

Open file /etc/fstab using vi text editor:# vi /etc/fstabAppend line //ntserver/docs /mnt/samba smbfs username=docsadm,password=D1Y4x9sw 0 0, at the end your file should read as follows:

proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hdb1       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/hdb2       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
//ntserver/download /mnt/ntserver      cifs   username=docsadm,password=D1Y4x9sw 0 0

Replace sharename, username and password with your actual parameters.

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Hi, I am Hasan T. Emdad Rumi, an IT Project Manager & Consultant, Virtualization & Cloud Savvyfrom Dhaka, Bangladesh. I have prior experience in managing numerous local and international projects in the area of Telco VAS & NMC, National Data Center & PKI Naitonal Root and CA Infrastructure. Also engaged with several Offshore Software Development Team.

Worked with Orascom Telecom-Banglalink, Network Elites as VAS partner, BTRC, BTT (Turkey) , Mango Teleservices Limited and Access to Informaiton (A2I-UNDP)

Currently working at Oracle Corporation as Principal Technology Solution and Cloud Architect.

You can reach me [h.t.emdad at gmail.com] and I will be delighted to exchange my views.

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