Connect a windows network drive on Ubuntu

To connect a windows network drive to ubuntu, it is quite easy:

1. Install smbfs:
   

   sudo apt-get install smbfs



2. create the directory that will be mounted to the network drive, let's say /windows.


3. Create a file containing the account to access the shared directory in /etc/cifspsw in the form:
   

   
   username=$(user)
   password=$(password)
   

   
   It is better if you remove access to other users for this file:
   

   sudo chmod og-wr /etc/cifpsw 

   
   
   


4. Edit /etc/fstab and add the lines:
   

   $ip/$(shared directory)   /windows   cifs  noauto,exec credentials /etc/cifpsw 0 0 

   
   This line informs that the /windows directory will be mapped to the ip/shared directory folder.
   

Your configuration is ready, to mount the disk, simply write:

sudo mount /windows 

Information: You need to be root to do all these actions: you need to start all the command with the sudo command.