we could mount network share or folder or drive, on linux
- Follow step to install required software and mount NAS share
- Open a Terminal and install CIFS utility as mentioned below,
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sudo apt-get install cifs-utils or
sudo apt-get install smbfs (incase old distribution)
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Now edit /etc/fstab file to add mount partition.
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sudo vi /etc/fstab
- following is example where “Videos” folder from NAS is mounted on linux with guest permission. NOTE: it should be single-line
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//<IP_ADDRESS>/<DISC>/Media/Videos /media/Networkdrive cifs guest,uid=33,gid=33,iocharset=utf8 0 0
- save and close file
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on terminal "sudo mount -a"
- if there are no errors it will available as “/media/Networkdrive
“. - After reboot this share will be available.