Set up a CIFS Mount Point on Linux

3min

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:
Open Terminal and enter the following commands to install Samba:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install samba
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:
From the Terminal, enter the following command to make the shared folder:
mkdir /home/<user_name>/<shared_folder_name>
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
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
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 in Manufacturing Connect Edge. 

Updated 02 May 2024

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