Difference: FileStorage (6 vs. 7)
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| < < | To mount an external drive on Linux you will need root permissions. When you have these, use CIFS: | |||||||
| > > | To mount an external drive on Linux you will need root or sudo permissions. When you have these, use CIFS*: | |||||||
mount -t cifs SERVER_NAME LOCAL_MOUNT_DIRECTORY -o user=USER_NAME | ||||||||
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| < < | So, for example, if your name is Napoleon Solo and you have a guphysics account and you wished to mount the detdev01 directory in the //ppesmb Samba file system to the local /mnt directory, you would use: | |||||||
| > > | So, for example, if your name is Napoleon Solo and you have a GUPHYSICS account and you wished to mount the detdev01 directory in the //ppesmb Samba file system to the local /mnt directory, you would use: | |||||||
mount -t cifs //ppesmb/data/detdev01 /mnt -o user=guphysics/nsolo | ||||||||
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| < < | Napoleon would then be prompted for his password before mounting took place. The password can also be passed as an additional comma-seperated argument ("pass") or inside a file, along with the user name ("credentials"). | |||||||
| > > | Napoleon would then be prompted for his (GUPHYSICS) password before mounting took place.
The password can also be passed as an additional comma-seperated argument (pass=PSSWRD), or inside a file along with the user name (credentials=FILE_NAME). | |||||||
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| < < | N.B. The user name must include the guphysics domain. Make sure the mount directory exists. | |||||||
| > > | N.B. The user name must include the GUPHYSICS domain. Also, make sure the directory you are mounting to exists. | |||||||
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| < < | For some more details and some useful CIFS documentation, please see here . | |||||||
| > > | For more details and some useful CIFS documentation, please see here.
* sudo users should preface the command with sudo and enter their Linux password. | |||||||
| -- AndrewPickford - 25 Jan 2009 | ||||||||
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