NOTICE - For security reasons the CIFS protocol is blocked at our Internet border and is therefore only accessible on campus.


To mount a CIFS file share in Linux you must first have the Samba client installed. This does not require the full Samba package, only the client portion. These instructions assume the command line interface and use the SHARED1 volume as an example. Enter your own UW-Platteville NetID in place of yourusername.

Mounting the volume

If it doesn't already exist, create a mount point on your local system: 
mkdir /mnt/shared1
Use either the generic mount command with the smbfs parameter... 
mount -t smbfs -o username=yourusername //shared1_svr_nw/shared1 /mnt/shared1
...or, use the smbmount command: 
smbmount //shared1_svr_nw/shared1 /mnt/shared1 -o username=yourusername
You will be prompted for your eDirectory password.

Once you have successfully authenticated, the volume will be available under /mnt/shared1.

Unmounting the volume

To unmount the volume, enter the command: 
umount /mnt/shared1

Common CIFS shares (in UNIX format):