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You can map your Linux home directory on Windows by opening Windows Explorer, clicking on “Tools” and then “Map network drive”.
Choose drive letter “M” and path “\\server\loginname”.
While any drive letter will work, your profile on Windows has been created with M: mapped to your HOMESHARE.
How access Windows share from Linux?
Access a Windows shared folder from Linux, using Nautilus
- Open Nautilus.
- From the File menu, select Connect to Server
- In the Service type: drop-down box, choose Windows share.
- In the Server: field, enter the name of your computer.
- Click Connect.
How mount Windows share Ubuntu?
How to Mount a SMB Share in Ubuntu
- Step 1: Install the CIFS Utils pkg. sudo apt-get install cifs-utils.
- Step 2: Create a mount point. sudo mkdir /mnt/local_share.
- Step 3: Mount the volume. sudo mount -t cifs //<vpsa_ip_address>/<export_share> /mnt/<local_share>
- Using NAS Access Control on the VPSA.
How do I map a Windows drive in Linux?
Mapping a Drive to a Linux Account
- You will first need to create an smb_files directory in your UNIX/Linux account.
- Click the Start menu -> File Explorer.
- Click This PC.
- Click on Computer -> Map Network Drive.
- In the “Drive” drop-down box, choose the drive-letter you want to use for this particular directory.
How do you unmount Windows share in Linux?
How to Unmount a CIFS Share From a Directory You Own
- Determine the mount point of the share that you want to unmount. Use one of the following commands to find shares that are mounted from a CIFS server: Use the mount command.
- Unmount the share by specifying the name of the mount point, /mnt or /files in the previous step. For example: $ umount /mnt.
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