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Just a short how to access samba shares via the command line.

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To mount a Samba share when Linux system comes up after reboot edit the /etc/fstab file and put entry as follows for your Windows/Samba share:

//ntserver/share /mnt/samba smbfs username=username,password=password 0 0

For example, if you want to mount a share called //ntserver/docs then you need to write following entry in /etc/fstab file:

//192.168.0.1/share /mnt/samba smbfs username=nikesh,password=passwd123 0 0

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To easily share your files to linux and windows clients, samba is still the preferred choice. In this guide I will show how to setup a samba server on centos 5 machine, that can be accessed only by certain people protected by password.

Related Reading: How to setup a Samba Server

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Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients.” Samba is freely available, unlike other SMB/CIFS implementations, and allows for interoperability between Linux/Unix servers and Windows-based clients. If you would like to setup a server so Windows users can access shared directories, this tutorial is for you.

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You want to be able to access shared folders on Windows machines from your Linux system? Then this tutorial is for you:

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