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Ubuntu / Linux Mint mount to windows or samba share

 #!/bin/bash

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# mountSMBgio.sh

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# use gio mount to mount smb shares in the user scope, and link

# the mounted path to a defined directory

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# gio is the successor of gvfs and is used since Ubuntu 18.04LTS.

# gio is also used in Linux Mint: https://linuxmint.com/

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# gio stand for Gnome Input / Output library

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# credentials needs to be stored in homedirectory - file .smbcredentials:

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# format of file .smbcredentials:

#   USER

#   Active Directory Domain / leave emtpy if there is no Active Directory

#   PASSOWRD

#

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MOUNTDIR=~/mnt-photos

SMBSRV=storage1

SMBDIR=photos



#gio mount script

#!/bin/bash

gio mount smb://$SMBSRV/$SMBDIR <~/.smbcredentials



DIR="/run/user/$UID/GVfs/smb-share\:server\=$SMBSRV\,share\=$SMBDIR"

#echo $DIR



#set link to mount-point

ln -s $DIR $MOUNTDIR







##helpful commands

#see gio mounts

#gio mount -l -i

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Ubuntu / Linux Mint mount to windows or samba share