How do I configure a Linux based system to automount a Samba share on a Linux?

As explained earlier you can use the mount command to mount a remote windows partition or a windows share under Linux.

For example, if you want to mount a share called //ntserver/docs then you need to write following entry in /etc/fstab file:
//ntserver/docs /mnt/samba smbfs username=docsadm,password=D1Y4x9sw 0 0
Where,

• //ntserver/docs: Windows 2003/NT/Samba share name
• /mnt/samba: Local mount point (you may need to create this directory first)
• smbfs: File system type (samba file system)
• username=docsadm,password=D1Y4x9sw: Share username and password

Open file /etc/fstab using vi text editor:
# vi /etc/fstabAppend line
//ntserver/docs /mnt/samba smbfs username=docsadm,password=D1Y4x9sw 0 0, at the end your file should read as follows:

proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hdb1       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/hdb2       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
//ntserver/docs /mnt/samba      smbfs   username=docsadm,password=D1Y4x9sw 0 0

Replace sharename, username and password with your actual parameters.

Posted by: Vivek Gite