Procedure to mount remote windows partition (NAS share) on Linux

Procedure to mount remote windows partition (NAS share) on Linux


1) Make sure you have following information:

==> Windows username and password to access share name

==> Sharename (such as //server/share) or IP address

==> root level access on Linux


2) Login to Linux as a root user (or use su command)


3) Create the required mount point:

# mkdir -p /mnt/ntserver

4) Use the mount command as follows:

# mount -t cifs //ntserver/download -o username=vivek,password=myPassword /mnt/ntserver