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Mount smb share from linux
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mount-vbox-host-from-guest.sh
#requirement: sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
#The key to make it work is the *** vers=2.1 *** parameter
#try with versions: 1.0, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 (as of 10 2014), read through the cifs docs
#for up to date info, the following works from an ubuntu 14.3 guest to an Apple Mac OS Mavericks host
sudo mount -t cifs //10.0.2.2/ugo /home/ugo/m -ousername=XXX,password=YYY,vers=2.1
#to mount permanently, add entry in fstab then sudo mount -a
#/etc/fstab entry
#//10.0.2.2/<share> /media/<local path> cifs credentials=/home/<home dir>/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,vers=2.1 0 0
#.smbcredentials contains:
#username=...
#password=...
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