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title: Set up a CIFS Mount Point on Linux
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge-v2/set-up-a-cifs-mount-point-on-linux
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createdAt: 2022-09-28T14:43:05.000Z
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To expand the storage pool for your enterprise, you must make a shared folder.

# Before You Begin

Before you complete the following steps, you must do the following:

- Set up a remote storage location.
- Ensure you have admin/root permissions to create shared folders.

# Step 1: Install Samba

You will first need to install Samba. 

**To install Samba:**

1. Open Terminal and enter the following commands to install Samba:
   `sudo apt-get update`
   `sudo apt-get install samba`
2. Enter the following command to create a password for your Samba user:
   `sudo smbpasswd -a <user_name>`

# Step 2: Make Shared Folder on Linux

**To make a shared folder on Linux:**

1. From the Terminal, enter the following command to make the shared folder:
   `mkdir /home/<user_name>/<shared_folder_name>`
2. Enter the following commands to make a backup copy of the `smb.conf` file before editing it.
   `sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf ~`
   `sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf`
3. Add following lines to the end of `smb.conf` to allow reading and writing to the shared folder:
   `[<folder_name>]`
   `path = /home/<user_name>/<shared_folder_name>`
   `valid users = <user_name>`
   `read only = no`
4. Enter the following commands to apply the changes to `smb.conf` by restarting Samba and checking the file for syntax errors:
   `sudo service smbd restart`
   `testparm`

After you successfully set up a shared folder, you can [Mount External Storage](docId\:tftBjBkB2aFnPd_tuWVmo) in Manufacturing Connect Edge.&#x20;