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07-05-2008
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How to Mount a Remote NTFS Share for Read/Write under Linux
I've done this in the past, but I didn't save the syntax. I'm still kicking myself about that...
I am trying to mount \\server_name\share_name for read/write under CentOS 5.2 (a "generic" version of RedHat). As I recall, there was a fairly simple (maybe a oneline) command that would allow NTFS to mount under Linux for read/write, without having to install a bunch of RPMs, etc. I've searched and searched on Google and found all sorts of references to smbfs and cifs. Nothing I've tried has worked this time around. Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for syntax that has not been (hopefully will not be) deprecated. TIA, J 
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07-05-2008
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To my surprise, this works (I created the /mnt/ntfs directory in an earlier step):
Code:
mount -t cifs //192.168.1.120/Linux -o username=myntaccount,password=mypassword /mnt/ntfs ls -l /mnt/ntfs total 0 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 4 22:10 db11g -rwxrwSrwt 1 root root 89712640 Mar 4 22:02 oracle.tar 1) How can I dismount it without rebooting? I don't see a hit for "dismount" in the mount man page. 2) How can I configure it to automount on the next boot?
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07-06-2008
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I found the answers, and I thought I would post them for anyone else who has had the same problem.
To dismount a temporarily mounted device: Code:
umount /mnt/ntfs Code:
# Log onto the Linux computer with the root account
# Create a credential file to hold the Windows username and password
vi .base_linux
cat vi .base_linux
+++ Begin screen output +++
username=my_nt_username
password=my_nt_password
--- End screen output ---
chmod 600 .base_linux
ls -l .base_linux
+++ Begin screen output +++
-rw------- 1 root root 35 Jul 5 23:59 .base_linux
--- End screen output ---
# Determine the uid and gid of the account that will own the directory after it is mounted
id my_linux_username
+++ Begin screen output +++
uid=500(my_linux_username) gid=500(my_linux_username) groups=500(my_linux_username)
--- End screen output ---
# Edit the fstab file (note that uid 500 points to the my_linux_username Linux account)
vi /etc/fstab
(Add a line for //base/linux; see output from "cat /etc/fstab" below)
cat /etc/fstab
+++ Begin screen output +++
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0
//base/linux /mnt/base_linux cifs auto,credentials=/root/.base_linux,uid=500,gid=500,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0
--- End screen output ---
# Display the mounted devices
mount
+++ Begin screen output +++
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 on / type ext3 (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
/dev/hda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
--- End screen output ---
# Reload the fstab file
mount -a
# Display the mounted devices
mount
+++ Begin screen output +++
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 on / type ext3 (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
/dev/hda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
//base/linux on /mnt/base_linux type cifs (rw,mand)
--- End screen output ---
ls -l /mnt/base_linux
+++ Begin screen output +++
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 0 Mar 4 22:10 db11g
-rwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 89712640 Mar 4 22:02 oracle.tar
--- End screen output ---
reboot
# (Log onto the Linux machine with the root account)
ls -l /mnt/base_linux
+++ Begin screen output +++
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 0 Mar 4 22:10 db11g
-rwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 89712640 Mar 4 22:02 oracle.tar
--- End screen output ---
# Log onto the non-privileged Linux account
su - my_linux_username
# Display a directory of the files on the NTFS share
ls -l /mnt/base_linux
+++ Begin screen output +++
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 0 Mar 4 22:10 db11g
-rwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 89712640 Mar 4 22:02 oracle.tar
--- End screen output ---
# Write to the NTFS share
touch /mnt/base_linux/temp.tmp
# Display a directory of the files on the NTFS share--the write was a success
ls -l /mnt/base_linux
+++ Begin screen output +++
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 0 Mar 4 22:10 db11g
-rwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 89712640 Mar 4 22:02 oracle.tar
-rwxrwxrwx 1 my_linux_username my_linux_username 0 Jul 6 00:21 temp.tmp
--- End screen output ---
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