Mount a Network Drive Linux

Mount a Linux Drive in Linux Machine:

  1. Create a directory for mount: mkdir /<mount place>
  2. Mount Drive: mount <Linux file system address>:/<share> /<mount place>
  3. View Contents of mounted drive: ls /<mount place>

Mount a Windows Drive in a Windows Machine:

  1. Create a directory for mount: mkdir /<mount place>
  2. Mount Drive: mount -t smbfs //<file system address>/<share> /<mount place> -o username=<username>,password=<password>
  3. View contents of mounted drive: ls /<mount place>

 

In a Linux machine, for a Windows Drive, it is required to state that the drive uses a Samba File System. This will notify Linux of how to read the drive.