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6.2. Accessing a Windows Share
Now that the Samba server is part of the Active Directory domain you can access any Windows server shares:
• To mount a Windows file share enter the following in a terminal prompt:
mount.cifs //fs01.example.com/share mount_point
It is also possible to access shares on computers not part of an AD domain, but a username and password will need to be provided.
• To mount the share during boot place an entry in /etc/fstab, for example:
//192.168.0.5/share /mnt/windows cifs auto,username=steve,password=secret,rw 0 0
• Another way to copy files from a Windows server is to use the smbclient utility. To list the files in a Windows share:
smbclient //fs01.example.com/share -k -c "ls"
• To copy a file from the share, enter:
smbclient //fs01.example.com/share -k -c "get file.txt"
This will copy the file.txt into the current directory.
• And to copy a file to the share:
smbclient //fs01.example.com/share -k -c "put /etc/hosts hosts"
This will copy the /etc/hosts to //fs01.example.com/share/hosts.
• The -c option used above allows you to execute the smbclient command all at once. This is useful for scripting and minor file operations. To enter the smb: \> prompt, a FTP like prompt where you can execute normal file and directory commands, simply execute:
smbclient //fs01.example.com/share -k
Replace all instances of fs01.example.com/share, //192.168.0.5/share, username=steve,password=secret, and file.txt with your server's IP, hostname, share name, file name, and an actual username and password with rights to the share.