Re: mount SMB

On Thu, 29 Aug 2024, Polytropon wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:34:59 +0200, Nikos Vassiliadis wrote:
>> I am looking for a way to mount SMB filesystems. I am using
>> smbnetfs successfully but I am not comfortable with the idea
>> of having the password of the share in a file.
>
> Would it be acceptable to have it in a file beneath /etc only
> being rw/--/-- and belonging to root:wheel? In that case, why
> not use FreeBSD's native mount_smbfs setup?
>
> In /etc/nsmb.conf:
>
> 	[default]
> 	workgroup=YOUR_WORKGROUP_NAME
>
> 	[SERVERNAME]
> 	addr=123.456.789.10
>
> 	[SERVERNAME:USERNAME]
> 	password=TOPSECRET
>
> where SERVERNAME and USERNAME correspond to the server's name
> and the username you use to access the share (with the proper
> password). If no password is provided, mount will ask for it.
>
> See "man nsmb.conf" for details.
>
> Integrate it in /etc/fstab:
>
> 	//USERNAME@SERVERNAME/SHARENAME  /smb/share  smbfs  rw,noauto  0  0
>
> Add "drive letters" ("//blah.../c$") if absolutely needed.
> Leave out "noauto" if you want the system to mount the share
> at startup. If not, mount it like any normal filesystem
> interactively:
>
> 	# mount /smb/share
>
> Please note that this is "old man's advice" and may not apply
> anymore, because now you need a smartphone app and a paid
> subscription in order to mount SMB shares... ;-)
>
> There is also a FreeBSD Handbook chapter about SMB / CIFS and
> its integration. There's also a FAQ section.
>
>
>
>> Keep in mind that I am after a terminal-only solution and not
>> after a X11 file browser.
>
> The provided solution might work. Good luck!

First, know that I am also an old guy. You do not say if you are running 
this on a server, tablet or phone. Assuming it is not a phone I use this on 
a number of systems running an X11 window manager. Works fine and is IMO 
the best way to do this.

Doug