mount.smb3

mount SMB3 network shares

TLDR

This command is an alias of mount.cifs limited to the SMB3 filesystem.Mount SMB3 share with username

$ sudo mount.smb3 -o username=[user] //[server]/[share] [/mnt/point]

Mount as guest user

$ sudo mount.smb3 -o guest //[server]/[share] [/mnt/point]

Mount with credentials file

$ sudo mount.smb3 -o credentials=[/etc/samba/creds] //[server]/[share] [/mnt/point]

Mount with specific permissions

$ sudo mount.smb3 -o username=[user],uid=[1000],gid=[1000],file_mode=[0644],dir_mode=[0755] //[server]/[share] [/mnt/point]

Mount with encryption

$ sudo mount.smb3 -o username=[user],seal //[server]/[share] [/mnt/point]

SYNOPSIS

mount.smb3 //server/share mount-point [-o options]

mount.smb3 mounts SMB3 network shares to local directories. It is a symbolic link to mount.cifs that is limited to the SMB3 filesystem. It can also be invoked via mount -t smb3.For older SMB versions, use mount.cifs with the vers= option instead.

PARAMETERS

username=arg

Username for authentication. Defaults to the USER environment variable.

password=arg

Password for authentication. Using a credentials file is more secure.

credentials=filename

File containing username, password, and optionally domain.

domain=arg

Workgroup or domain for authentication.

guest

Connect without a password.

sec=mode

Security mode (krb5, krb5i, ntlmv2, ntlmv2i, ntlmssp, ntlmsspi, none).

uid=arg

Owner UID for files on the mounted share.

gid=arg

Owner GID for files on the mounted share.

file_mode=mode

Default file permissions (octal).

dir_mode=mode

Default directory permissions (octal).

seal

Enable SMB3 encryption for all data.

vers=version

SMB protocol version (3.0, 3.02, 3.1.1).

cache=mode

Cache mode (none, strict, loose).

Mount read-only.

Mount read-write.

multiuser

Allow different users to access the mount with individual credentials.

nounix

Disable Unix Extensions.

INSTALL

sudo apt install cifs-utils

sudo dnf install cifs-utils

sudo pacman -S cifs-utils

sudo apk add cifs-utils

sudo zypper install cifs-utils

nix profile install nixpkgs#cifs-utils

CAVEATS

Requires the cifs-utils package. Passwords on the command line are visible in process listings; use a credentials file instead. Kerberos authentication requires a valid keytab or ticket.