How to use smb to mount a directory of an ubuntu server on an ubuntu guest machine?

I have setup a shared samba folder on an ubuntu 20.04 server. The below code is in the /etc/samba/smb.conf file:

[tidy-mine]
path = /media/tidy/mine
valid users = tidy
read only = no
E45: 'readonly'

I want to mount the above shared folder on the /home/guest/f_folder directory of a guest machine that runs ubuntu 20.04. The local ip address of the server is 192.168.1.10. What commands should I use?

Solution 1:

Install cifs with

sudo apt-get install cifs-utils

Create the mountpoint.

sudo mkdir /home/guest/f_folder

and mount it ...

sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.10//media/tidy/mine /home/guest/f_folder

• Please use dedicated mount points for both directories.

  • /media is for removable storage. Not the best place to set up a samba mount and it will break your setup when you remove the medium.
  • use /home/guest/f_folderif you really want to but I would advice against it. It is so easy to mess up when you use /home`.

Solution 2:

One way to do this would be via the Terminal:

sudo mount -t cifs -o uid=tidy,username=tidy,password=superSecretPassword!123 //192.168.1.10/tidy-mine /home/guest/f_folder

^{Note: Be sure to replace superSecretPassword!123 with the actual password you have set.}

You will need to create the f_folder directory first, otherwise there will be no place for the share to be mounted to.