{"id":9021,"date":"2021-06-09T18:29:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=9021"},"modified":"2024-03-18T21:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:02:39","slug":"how-to-access-samba-share-on-linux-and-windows-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-access-samba-share-on-linux-and-windows-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Access Samba Share on Linux and Windows Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Follow through this tutorial to learn how to access Samba share on Linux and Windows systems. In our previous guide, we learnt how to install and configure standalone Samba server Share on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-and-configure-samba-file-server-on-ubuntu-20-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easily Install and Configure Samba File Server on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing Samba Share on Linux and Windows Systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, verify that you can access the share locally from the Samba share server itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verify access to the public share;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>smbclient '\\\\192.168.59.14\\publicshare'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>When prompted for password, just press ENTER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nEnter WORKGROUP\\root's password: \nAnonymous login successful\nTry \"help\" to get a list of possible commands.\nsmb: \\&gt; ls\n  .                                   D        0  Tue Jun  8 17:50:10 2021\n  ..                                  D        0  Mon Jun  7 19:09:46 2021\n  demofolder-pub                      D        0  Tue Jun  8 17:47:46 2021\n  demofile-pub                        N        0  Tue Jun  8 17:50:10 2021\n\n\t\t24697168 blocks of size 1024. 15255920 blocks available\nsmb: \\&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Verify access to the Private share;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>smbclient '\\\\192.168.59.14\\privateshare' -U demouser<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>When prompted for password, enter the user&#8217;s smb password created above;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nEnter WORKGROUP\\demouser's password: \nTry \"help\" to get a list of possible commands.\nsmb: \\&gt; ls\n  .                                   D        0  Tue Jun  8 17:50:10 2021\n  ..                                  D        0  Mon Jun  7 19:09:46 2021\n  demofile1                           N        0  Tue Jun  8 17:44:32 2021\n  demofolder-priv                     D        0  Tue Jun  8 17:47:39 2021\n  demofile-priv                       N        0  Tue Jun  8 17:50:10 2021\n\n\t\t24697168 blocks of size 1024. 15255920 blocks available\nsmb: \\&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing Samba Share from Windows System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Login to Windows, we are using Windows 7, in this example and right on click <strong>Computer<\/strong> (This PC on others) &gt; <strong>Map Network drive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1164\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/map-network-smb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9015\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/map-network-smb.png?v=1623182457 1164w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/map-network-smb-768x405.png?v=1623182457 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the Shared folder path;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smb-share-folder-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9019\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smb-share-folder-1.png?v=1623182744 926w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smb-share-folder-1-768x413.png?v=1623182744 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Enter the credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/share-credentials.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9017\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/share-credentials.png?v=1623182553 940w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/share-credentials-768x411.png?v=1623182553 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Access the share<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1183\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smb-share-windows.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9018\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smb-share-windows.png?v=1623182674 1183w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smb-share-windows-768x338.png?v=1623182674 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing Samba Share on from Linux systems:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the share from the Linux systems, you need to install the Samba client utilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Ubuntu;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>sudo apt install smbclient cifs-utils<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Listing available samba shares:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>smbclient -L 192.168.59.14 -U demouser<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nEnter SAMBA\\demouser's password: \n\n\tSharename       Type      Comment\n\t---------       ----      -------\n\tprint$          Disk      Printer Drivers\n\tpublicshare     Disk      \n\tprivateshare    Disk      \n\tIPC$            IPC       IPC Service (ubuntu20 server (Samba, Ubuntu))\nSMB1 disabled -- no workgroup available\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Access the share;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>smbclient '\\\\192.168.59.14\\privateshare' -U demouser<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nEnter WORKGROUP\\demouser's password: \nTry \"help\" to get a list of possible commands.\nsmb: \\&gt; ls\n  .                                   D        0  Tue Jun  8 22:00:04 2021\n  ..                                  D        0  Mon Jun  7 22:09:46 2021\n  Windows Folder                      D        0  Tue Jun  8 21:59:54 2021\n  demofile1                           N        0  Tue Jun  8 20:44:32 2021\n  demofolder-priv                     D        0  Tue Jun  8 20:47:39 2021\n  demofile-priv                       N        0  Tue Jun  8 20:50:10 2021\n\n\t\t24697168 blocks of size 1024. 15253132 blocks available\nsmb: \\&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also mount the share. For example, to mount the public share;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>mount -t cifs -o vers=3.0,username=demouser '\\192.168.59.14\\privateshare' \/mnt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verify mount points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>df -hT -P \/mnt\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Filesystem                   Type  Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on\n\\\\192.168.59.14\\privateshare cifs   24G  9.2G   15G  39% \/mnt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>ls -1 \/mnt\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>demofile1\ndemofile-priv\ndemofolder-priv\n'Windows Folder'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>On CentOS and Similar derivatives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>yum install samba-client samba-common cifs-utils -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Access a share;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>smbclient '\\\\192.168.59.14\\publicshare'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\nEnter SAMBA\\root's password: \nAnonymous login successful\nTry \"help\" to get a list of possible commands.\nsmb: \\&gt; ls\n  .                                   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D        0  Mon Jun  7 22:09:46 2021\n  demofolder-pub                      D        0  Tue Jun  8 20:47:46 2021\n  demofile-pub                        N        0  Tue Jun  8 20:50:10 2021\n\n\t\t24697168 blocks of size 1024. 15135168 blocks available\nsmb: \\&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Mounting the Shares;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>mount -t cifs -o username=demouser \/\/192.168.59.14\/publicshare \/media\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>mount -t cifs -o username=demouser \/\/192.168.59.14\/privateshare \/mnt\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the <code><strong>demouser<\/strong><\/code> password when prompted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>df -hT -P \/media\/ \/mnt\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Filesystem                   Type  Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on\n\/\/192.168.59.14\/publicshare  cifs   24G  9.2G   15G  39% \/media\n\/\/192.168.59.14\/privateshare cifs   24G  9.2G   15G  39% \/mnt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AutoMount Samba Shares on Reboot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want the share to be automatically available during a system reboot, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>simply click <strong>Reconnect on Logon<\/strong> while mapping network drive on Windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>update the Filesystem table on Linux as shown below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Update the \/etc\/ftab with an entry such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>vim \/etc\/fstab<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>\/\/192.168.59.14\/privateshare \/mnt cifs username=demouser,password=password,_netdev 0  0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to replace the username and password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you dont want to use the credentials on the entry, you can use a credentials file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>vim \/etc\/.smb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>username=demouser\npassword=password<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, update the fstab entry such that it look like;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>\/\/192.168.59.14\/privateshare \/mnt cifs credentials=\/etc\/.smb,_netdev 0  0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, check the  mounting by running;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>mount -a<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>df -hT -P \/mnt\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Filesystem                   Type  Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on\n\/\/192.168.59.14\/privateshare cifs   24G  9.7G   14G  41% \/mnt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>And there you go. You should now be able to auto-mount the Samba share on boot and be able to access your shared folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/setup-software-raid-on-ubuntu-20-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setup Software RAID on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/setup-glusterfs-distributed-replicated-volume-on-centos-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setup GlusterFS Distributed Replicated Volume on CentOS 8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-owncloud-desktop-client-on-ubuntu-20-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install ownCloud Desktop Client on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow through this tutorial to learn how to access Samba share on Linux and Windows systems. 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