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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender
      last edited by

      I don't know schit about using Linux - but isn't there a way to automount partitions? wouldn't you use that same mechanism to mount SMB shares at boot? or a logon script for your user account that does it when you log in?

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      • travisdh1T
        travisdh1 @IRJ
        last edited by

        @IRJ You are not mounting them within /etc/fstab? I assume you don't want the password stored anywhere.

        Bash script it, something like:

        #!/bin/bash
        read -p "Enter your username: " user
        read -p "Enter your password: " pass
        mount -t smb -o username=$user,password=$pass //192.168.1.1/share1 /mount/point
        
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        • IRJI
          IRJ @Dashrender
          last edited by

          @Dashrender said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

          I don't know schit about using Linux - but isn't there a way to automount partitions? wouldn't you use that same mechanism to mount SMB shares at boot? or a logon script for your user account that does it when you log in?

          I dont want automount because I jump networks alot. One thing I have noticed is that if you dont properly disconnect shares, it can cause longer load times in File Manger. I also dont use SMB shares but a few times throughout the day. I would rather just bring them up on demand.

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          • IRJI
            IRJ @travisdh1
            last edited by

            @travisdh1 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

            @IRJ You are not mounting them within /etc/fstab? I assume you don't want the password stored anywhere.

            Bash script it, something like:

            #!/bin/bash
            read -p "Enter your username: " user
            read -p "Enter your password: " pass
            mount -t smb -o username=$user,password=$pass //192.168.1.1/share1 /mount/point
            

            Yeah this is pretty much what I am looking for. However my laptop is not domain joined. I would like to save username and domain. Then just have it prompt for a password.

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @IRJ
              last edited by

              @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

              @Dashrender said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

              I don't know schit about using Linux - but isn't there a way to automount partitions? wouldn't you use that same mechanism to mount SMB shares at boot? or a logon script for your user account that does it when you log in?

              I dont want automount because I jump networks alot. One thing I have noticed is that if you dont properly disconnect shares, it can cause longer load times in File Manger. I also dont use SMB shares but a few times throughout the day. I would rather just bring them up on demand.

              So why not script the shares for any given site, and when you're on-site and need those shares you simply run the bash script.

              @travisdh1 posted something that would work well for that.

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              • IRJI
                IRJ @DustinB3403
                last edited by

                @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                @Dashrender said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                I don't know schit about using Linux - but isn't there a way to automount partitions? wouldn't you use that same mechanism to mount SMB shares at boot? or a logon script for your user account that does it when you log in?

                I dont want automount because I jump networks alot. One thing I have noticed is that if you dont properly disconnect shares, it can cause longer load times in File Manger. I also dont use SMB shares but a few times throughout the day. I would rather just bring them up on demand.

                So why not script the shares for any given site, and when you're on-site and need those shares you simply run the bash script.

                @travisdh1 posted something that would work well for that.

                Yep. I like his idea. I was just replying in order 🙂

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403 @IRJ
                  last edited by

                  @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                  @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                  @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                  @Dashrender said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                  I don't know schit about using Linux - but isn't there a way to automount partitions? wouldn't you use that same mechanism to mount SMB shares at boot? or a logon script for your user account that does it when you log in?

                  I dont want automount because I jump networks alot. One thing I have noticed is that if you dont properly disconnect shares, it can cause longer load times in File Manger. I also dont use SMB shares but a few times throughout the day. I would rather just bring them up on demand.

                  So why not script the shares for any given site, and when you're on-site and need those shares you simply run the bash script.

                  @travisdh1 posted something that would work well for that.

                  Yep. I like his idea. I was just replying in order 🙂

                  So was I, you just rapid fire responded. 🙂

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch
                    last edited by

                    Put your username and password in a text file in your hidden /home/user/.config folder.
                    Create this file /home/user/.config/smb_creds
                    With this content

                    username=SMBUser
                    password=SMBPassword
                    

                    Create a folder to mount the share to

                    mkdir /home/user/mountfolder
                    

                    Put this line in /etc/fstab

                    //192.168.1.1/share    /home/user/mountfolder    cifs    defaults,credentials=/home/user/.config/smb_creds,users,auto,uid=1000,gid=1000    0    0
                    

                    Reboot.

                    had to google the fstab bit couldn't remember the syntax, so might be off, but should be close.

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                    • IRJI
                      IRJ @JaredBusch
                      last edited by

                      @JaredBusch said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                      Put your username and password in a text file in your hidden /home/user/.config folder.
                      Create this file /home/user/.config/smb_creds
                      With this content

                      username=SMBUser
                      password=SMBPassword
                      

                      Can I store domain there as well?

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
                        last edited by

                        @JaredBusch Isn't that automounting?

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                        • DustinB3403D
                          DustinB3403 @IRJ
                          last edited by

                          @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                          @JaredBusch said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                          Put your username and password in a text file in your hidden /home/user/.config folder.
                          Create this file /home/user/.config/smb_creds
                          With this content

                          username=SMBUser
                          password=SMBPassword
                          

                          Can I store domain there as well?

                          You'd just enter the username as domain@user iirc

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @DustinB3403
                            last edited by

                            @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                            @JaredBusch Isn't that automounting?

                            Yes, but I was typign all that when from before @travisdh1's reply.

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                            • IRJI
                              IRJ @DustinB3403
                              last edited by

                              @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                              @JaredBusch Isn't that automounting?

                              I really like the idea of cred file. That would make things easy.

                              Instead of autoconfig, I would like a script that I could use for connecting that breaks connection at reboot

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                              • IRJI
                                IRJ @DustinB3403
                                last edited by

                                @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                @JaredBusch said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                Put your username and password in a text file in your hidden /home/user/.config folder.
                                Create this file /home/user/.config/smb_creds
                                With this content

                                username=SMBUser
                                password=SMBPassword
                                

                                Can I store domain there as well?

                                You'd just enter the username as domain@user iirc

                                ok. That is easy enough.

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                                • travisdh1T
                                  travisdh1 @IRJ
                                  last edited by travisdh1

                                  @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                  @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                  @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                  @JaredBusch said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                  Put your username and password in a text file in your hidden /home/user/.config folder.
                                  Create this file /home/user/.config/smb_creds
                                  With this content

                                  username=SMBUser
                                  password=SMBPassword
                                  

                                  Can I store domain there as well?

                                  You'd just enter the username as domain@user iirc

                                  ok. That is easy enough.

                                  I'd make another script to unmount the shares when your done with them as well.

                                  #!/bin/bash
                                  umount /mount/point
                                  
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                                  • DustinB3403D
                                    DustinB3403 @IRJ
                                    last edited by

                                    @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                    @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                    @JaredBusch Isn't that automounting?

                                    I really like the idea of cred file. That would make things easy.

                                    Instead of autoconfig, I would like a script that I could use for connecting that breaks connection at reboot

                                    You still should dismount the share (in a normal circumstance), but at least the approach @travisdh1 posted won't automount.

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                                    • JaredBuschJ
                                      JaredBusch @IRJ
                                      last edited by

                                      @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                      @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                      @JaredBusch Isn't that automounting?

                                      I really like the idea of cred file. That would make things easy.

                                      Instead of autoconfig, I would like a script that I could use for connecting that breaks connection at reboot

                                      Combine the two suggestions.

                                      Don't use fstab, use the mount. But don't prompt for the user/pass, read it from a config file.

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                                      • DustinB3403D
                                        DustinB3403 @travisdh1
                                        last edited by

                                        @travisdh1 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                        @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                        @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                        @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                        @JaredBusch said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                        Put your username and password in a text file in your hidden /home/user/.config folder.
                                        Create this file /home/user/.config/smb_creds
                                        With this content

                                        username=SMBUser
                                        password=SMBPassword
                                        

                                        Can I store domain there as well?

                                        You'd just enter the username as domain@user iirc

                                        ok. That is easy enough.

                                        I'd make another script to unmount the shares when your done with them as well.

                                        #!/bin/bash
                                        unmount /mount/point
                                        

                                        Might make that one big general dismount for all of the shares you might even use. Rather than a script per SMB server.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender @DustinB3403
                                          last edited by

                                          @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                          @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                          @JaredBusch said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                          Put your username and password in a text file in your hidden /home/user/.config folder.
                                          Create this file /home/user/.config/smb_creds
                                          With this content

                                          username=SMBUser
                                          password=SMBPassword
                                          

                                          Can I store domain there as well?

                                          You'd just enter the username as domain@user iirc

                                          or domain\username depending on what type of domain you're connecting to.

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                                          • travisdh1T
                                            travisdh1 @DustinB3403
                                            last edited by

                                            @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                            @travisdh1 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                            @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                            @DustinB3403 said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                            @IRJ said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                            @JaredBusch said in Looking for an effective way to quickly access SMB shares from Fedora:

                                            Put your username and password in a text file in your hidden /home/user/.config folder.
                                            Create this file /home/user/.config/smb_creds
                                            With this content

                                            username=SMBUser
                                            password=SMBPassword
                                            

                                            Can I store domain there as well?

                                            You'd just enter the username as domain@user iirc

                                            ok. That is easy enough.

                                            I'd make another script to unmount the shares when your done with them as well.

                                            #!/bin/bash
                                            unmount /mount/point
                                            

                                            Might make that one big general dismount for all of the shares you might even use. Rather than a script per SMB server.

                                            I don't like unmounting multiple things with a single command. I've been burned by unmounting important things in the past.

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