Script to easily mount SMB shares on Linux

mount_smb.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# You must have cifs-tools installed

set -e

# Set variables here
SERVER_HOSTNAME="serverhostnamehere"
USERNAME="usernamehere"


# Check permissions
# From: https://stackoverflow.com/a/42876846
if [[ "$EUID" = 0 ]]; then
    # Do nothing, we are already root
    :
else
    echo "This script needs to run with elevated permissions."
    sudo -k # make sure to ask for password on next sudo
    if sudo true; then
        # Authenticated successfully
        :
    else
        echo "Failed to gain elevated permissions."
        exit 1
    fi
fi

read -p "Enter shares you want to mount separated by spaces: " TARGET_SHARES

for share in ${TARGET_SHARES[@]}
do
    echo "Mounting share: $share..."

    # Make sure directory exists
    if [ ! -d /mnt/$SERVER_HOSTNAME/$share ]; then
        echo "$share: mount target directory does not exist; creating..."
        sudo mkdir -p /mnt/$SERVER_HOSTNAME/$share
        echo "$share: mount target directory created."
    fi

    # Mount
    echo "$share: mounting..."
    sudo mount -t cifs -o rw,uid=$(id -u $(whoami)),gid=$(id -g $(whoami)),username=$USERNAME //$SERVER_HOSTNAME/$share /mnt/$SERVER_HOSTNAME/$share
    echo "$share: mounted share successfully."
done