====== Mount And Unmount Cifs And Nfs Network File Systems ======

**General Information**

Working with network shared file systems. 

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===== Example Data =====

The examples below assume the following server/share information:
  * File server IP: 192.168.1.100
  * Samba Username: rjones
  * Samba Password: 123456
  * Samba Share Name: public-docs
  * NFS Share Name: public-storage

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===== CIFS =====

Mounting a Common Internet File System (CIFS) share.

**Ensure packages are installed**
<code bash>
yum install -y cifs-utils samba-client
</code>
  * samba-client optional for viewing shares.

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**Create target mount point, list shares**
<code bash>
mkdir /mnt/cifs-share
smbclient -L 192.168.1.100
</code>

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**Temporarily Mount Share**
<code bash>
mount -t cifs -o username=rjones //192.168.1.100/public-docs /mnt/cifs-share
</code>

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**Persistent Mount Share: Edit /etc/fstab, Add Entry/Save**
<code bash>
vim /etc/fstab

//192.168.1.100/public-docs /mnt/cifs-share cifs username=rjones,password=123456 0 0
</code>

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**More Secure Alternative: CIFS with credentials file**
<code bash>
vim /etc/fstab

//192.168.1.100/public-docs /mnt/cifs-share cifs credentials=/root/.cifs_mount 0 0
</code>
  * /root/.cifs_mount file contents<code text>username=rjones
password=123456</code>
      * File should be chmod 600 and owned by root due to security concerns of a username/password being in a text file.

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**Mount all and Verify**
<code bash>
mount -a
df -hT
</code>

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===== NFS =====

Mounting a Network File System (NFS) share.

**Ensure packages are installed**
<code bash>
yum install nfs-utils
</code>

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**Create target mount point**
<code bash>
mkdir /mnt/nfs-share
</code>

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**Temporarily Mount Share**
<code bash>
mount -t nfs 192.168.1.100:/public-storage /mnt/nfs-share
</code>

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**Persistent Mount Share: Edit /etc/fstab, Add Entry/Save**
<code bash>
vim /etc/fstab

192.168.1.100:/public-storage /mnt/nfs-share nfs defaults 0 0
</code>

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**Mount all and Verify**
<code bash>
mount -a
df -hT
</code>

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