How Do I Mount a Shared Drive in Ubuntu?
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How do I mount a network share in Ubuntu?

How to Mount a SMB Share in Ubuntu

  1. Step 1: Install the CIFS Utils pkg. sudo apt-get install cifs-utils.
  2. Step 2: Create a mount point. sudo mkdir /mnt/local_share.
  3. Step 3: Mount the volume. sudo mount -t cifs /// /mnt/ …
  4. Using NAS Access Control on the VPSA.

How do I permanently mount a network drive in Ubuntu?

open ‘Terminal’ and enter the following commands:

  1. install cifs utilities. …
  2. create mount points for windows shares and set permissions. …
  3. create ‘credentials’ file to hold userid/password and set permissions. …
  4. enter the following 2 lines. …
  5. set permissions to hide username and password. …
  6. retrieve ‘uid’ and ‘gid’ values for next step.
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