How to Use CIFS to Mount a Windows Share on Linux

DIY Electronics
2 min readJan 19, 2022

A Windows share can be mounted on a specific mount point in the local directory tree using the cifs option of the command on Linux and UNIX operating systems.

The Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a mechanism for exchanging files across a network. SMB is a kind of CIFS.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to mount Windows shares on Linux computers both manually and automatically.

CIFS Utilities Packages Installation

You must first install the CIFS utilities package before mounting a Windows share on a Linux machine.

sudo dnf install cifs-utils

The name of the package may vary depending on the Linux distribution.

Check full steps here: https://shopmakergenix.blogspot.com/2022/01/how-to-use-cifs-to-mount-windows-share.html

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