Mount a Windows file share in Linux

Here are the basic steps to mount a Windows share under Linux:

1. Create a file somewhere, perhaps in your home directory, to store the credentials. I called mine .smbcredentials
2. Edit the new file and insert the following two lines:

         username=MyUsername@MyDomain
         password=MyPassword
         

3. Make root the file owner

         sudo chown root .smbcredentials
         

4. Allow root to read it

         sudo chmod 600 .smbcredentials
         

5. Create the mount point

          sudo mkdir /mnt/backup
          

6. Edit the mount config file

         sudo vim /etc/fstab
         

7. Add the following line, replacing backup with your mount dir, //offilefiles/backup with your share, just like in Windows but with forward slashes, and credentials with your file location.:

            //officefiles/backup /mnt/backup smbfs credentials=/home/chase/.smbcredentials,uid=1000 0 0
            

8. Reload fstab, at which point you should be able to list that mount directory.

         sudo mount -a
         

Note: you may need to install samba first, with an apt-get install smbclient