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Mounting Windows Share from Ubuntu

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I've a windows shared folder which I can access by typing sharefiles in "run" or address tab of windows file explorer.

I need to use that in Ubuntu. So I added

\sharefiles /mnt/share/ cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8  0  0

in /etc/fstab. And then issued mount -a. I got directory not resolvable error mount error: could not resolve address for share: Unknown error.

I tried adding

//share/files/ /mnt/share/ cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8  0  0

in /etc/fstab and issuing mount -a command and got same error.

I used id -u and got 0, used that in uid=0.

I could ping the relevant IP.

Edit:
I used IP and got this output while trying to mount

Permission denied

Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

linux server-message-block

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edited Oct 4 '14 at 8:01

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  You write you can ping the IP but seem to use name instead of an IP in your /etc/fstab. Have you checked that the name you use in the /etc/fstab resolves correctly to an IP address? PS: No need to apologize for being new here, we all have been new here once.
  
  – Sami Laine
  Oct 4 '14 at 6:03
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I recommend getting shares to mount using the "mount" or "mount.cifs" command before mucking around with fstab. eg: "mount.cifs //share/files/ /mnt/share/ --verbose -o guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8"
  
  – Andy
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:06
  

  
  
  
  


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  I updated the question a bit, can you guys please check?
  
  – IFightCode
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:50
  

  
  
  
  

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I've a windows shared folder which I can access by typing sharefiles in "run" or address tab of windows file explorer.

I need to use that in Ubuntu. So I added

\sharefiles /mnt/share/ cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8  0  0

in /etc/fstab. And then issued mount -a. I got directory not resolvable error mount error: could not resolve address for share: Unknown error.

I tried adding

//share/files/ /mnt/share/ cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8  0  0

in /etc/fstab and issuing mount -a command and got same error.

I used id -u and got 0, used that in uid=0.

I could ping the relevant IP.

Edit:
I used IP and got this output while trying to mount

Permission denied

Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

linux server-message-block

share|improve this question

edited Oct 4 '14 at 8:01

masegaloeh

16.3k74085

asked Oct 4 '14 at 5:36

IFightCodeIFightCode

1016

bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 10 mins ago

This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You write you can ping the IP but seem to use name instead of an IP in your /etc/fstab. Have you checked that the name you use in the /etc/fstab resolves correctly to an IP address? PS: No need to apologize for being new here, we all have been new here once.
  
  – Sami Laine
  Oct 4 '14 at 6:03
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I recommend getting shares to mount using the "mount" or "mount.cifs" command before mucking around with fstab. eg: "mount.cifs //share/files/ /mnt/share/ --verbose -o guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8"
  
  – Andy
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I updated the question a bit, can you guys please check?
  
  – IFightCode
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:50
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I've a windows shared folder which I can access by typing sharefiles in "run" or address tab of windows file explorer.

I need to use that in Ubuntu. So I added

\sharefiles /mnt/share/ cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8  0  0

in /etc/fstab. And then issued mount -a. I got directory not resolvable error mount error: could not resolve address for share: Unknown error.

I tried adding

//share/files/ /mnt/share/ cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8  0  0

in /etc/fstab and issuing mount -a command and got same error.

I used id -u and got 0, used that in uid=0.

I could ping the relevant IP.

Edit:
I used IP and got this output while trying to mount

Permission denied

Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

linux server-message-block

share|improve this question

edited Oct 4 '14 at 8:01

masegaloeh

16.3k74085

asked Oct 4 '14 at 5:36

IFightCodeIFightCode

1016

\sharefiles /mnt/share/ cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8  0  0

//share/files/ /mnt/share/ cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8  0  0

Permission denied

Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

share|improve this question

edited Oct 4 '14 at 8:01

masegaloeh

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asked Oct 4 '14 at 5:36

IFightCodeIFightCode

1016

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edited Oct 4 '14 at 8:01

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edited Oct 4 '14 at 8:01

masegaloeh

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edited Oct 4 '14 at 8:01

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The error you're getting is indicating that it cannot connect to the Windows computer to access the share. What seems to be happening is you're not setting the computer name correctly, the computer you're trying to access doesn't respond to mDNS, or you're not defining the first field (the CIFS source) properly.

The syntax for adding a cifs share in /etc/fstab should look something like one of these:

//computername/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

//10.10.10.100/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

The structure for the first field is //<hostname or ip>/<the name of the share>/.

If you cannot contact the Windows computer using its name you can try using its IP address.

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answered Oct 4 '14 at 6:23

GeneGene

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  I used IP instead of path and got the following error message Permission denied Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs) Any idea?
  
  – IFightCode
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:50
  

  
  
  
  


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  Either the share doesn't permit guest access, the share name isn't correct, it's another configuration issue, or there's a bug with the samba software. Verify the share on the windows computer permits guest access. Additionally verify you have the most recent version of smbclient installed on your Ubuntu box. Then update your initial question with your current configuration plus any errors from dmesg or /var/log/syslog that are related to samba/cifs.
  
  – Gene
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:56
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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The error you're getting is indicating that it cannot connect to the Windows computer to access the share. What seems to be happening is you're not setting the computer name correctly, the computer you're trying to access doesn't respond to mDNS, or you're not defining the first field (the CIFS source) properly.

The syntax for adding a cifs share in /etc/fstab should look something like one of these:

//computername/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

//10.10.10.100/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

The structure for the first field is //<hostname or ip>/<the name of the share>/.

If you cannot contact the Windows computer using its name you can try using its IP address.

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 4 '14 at 6:23

GeneGene

3,4081537

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I used IP instead of path and got the following error message Permission denied Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs) Any idea?
  
  – IFightCode
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:50
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Either the share doesn't permit guest access, the share name isn't correct, it's another configuration issue, or there's a bug with the samba software. Verify the share on the windows computer permits guest access. Additionally verify you have the most recent version of smbclient installed on your Ubuntu box. Then update your initial question with your current configuration plus any errors from dmesg or /var/log/syslog that are related to samba/cifs.
  
  – Gene
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:56
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

The error you're getting is indicating that it cannot connect to the Windows computer to access the share. What seems to be happening is you're not setting the computer name correctly, the computer you're trying to access doesn't respond to mDNS, or you're not defining the first field (the CIFS source) properly.

The syntax for adding a cifs share in /etc/fstab should look something like one of these:

//computername/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

//10.10.10.100/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

The structure for the first field is //<hostname or ip>/<the name of the share>/.

If you cannot contact the Windows computer using its name you can try using its IP address.

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 4 '14 at 6:23

GeneGene

3,4081537

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I used IP instead of path and got the following error message Permission denied Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs) Any idea?
  
  – IFightCode
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:50
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Either the share doesn't permit guest access, the share name isn't correct, it's another configuration issue, or there's a bug with the samba software. Verify the share on the windows computer permits guest access. Additionally verify you have the most recent version of smbclient installed on your Ubuntu box. Then update your initial question with your current configuration plus any errors from dmesg or /var/log/syslog that are related to samba/cifs.
  
  – Gene
  Oct 4 '14 at 7:56
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

The error you're getting is indicating that it cannot connect to the Windows computer to access the share. What seems to be happening is you're not setting the computer name correctly, the computer you're trying to access doesn't respond to mDNS, or you're not defining the first field (the CIFS source) properly.

The syntax for adding a cifs share in /etc/fstab should look something like one of these:

//computername/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

//10.10.10.100/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

The structure for the first field is //<hostname or ip>/<the name of the share>/.

If you cannot contact the Windows computer using its name you can try using its IP address.

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 4 '14 at 6:23

GeneGene

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//computername/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

//10.10.10.100/sharename/  /mnt/share  cifs  guest,uid=0,iocharset=utf8 0 0

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 4 '14 at 6:23

GeneGene

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answered Oct 4 '14 at 6:23

GeneGene

3,4081537

answered Oct 4 '14 at 6:23

GeneGene

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