mount_smbfs(8) BSD System Manager's Manual mount_smbfs(8)
NAME
mount_smbfs -- mount a shared resource from an SMB file server
SYNOPSIS
mount_smbfs [-N] [-o options] [-d mode] [-f mode] [-h]
//[domain;][user[:password]@]server[/share] path
DESCRIPTION
The mount_smbfs command mounts a share from a remote server using
SMB/CIFS protocol.
The options are as follows:
-N Do not ask for a password. At run time, mount_smbfs reads the
~/Library/Preferences/nsmb.conf file for additional configuration
parameters and a password. If no password is found, mount_smbfs
prompts for it.
-o Options passed to mount(2) are specified with the -o option fol-
lowed by a comma separated string of options. See the mount(8)
man page for possible options and their meanings. Additional
options supported by the mount_smbfs are as follows:
nobrowse
Indicate to the Carbon subsystem that this volume is not
to be displayed to the user.
automounted
Set flags on the mountpoint to indicate that the volume
has been mounted by the automounter.
nostreams
Don't use NTFS Streams even if they are supported by the
server.
soft Make the mount soft. Fail file system calls after a num-
ber of seconds.
nonotification
Turn off using notifications for this volume.
-f mode, -d mode
Specify permissions that should be assigned to files and directo-
ries. The values must be specified as octal numbers. Default
value for the file mode is taken from mount point, default value
for the directory mode adds execute permission where the file
mode gives read permission.
Note that these permissions can differ from the rights granted by
SMB server.
-h Prints a help message, much like the SYNOPSIS above.
//[domain;][user[password]@] server[/share]
The mount_smbfs command will use server as the NetBIOS name of
remote computer, user as the remote user name and share as the
resource name on a remote server. Domain and/or password may be
specified here. If user is omitted the logged in user id will be
used. Omitting share is an error when mount_smbfs is run from
the command line, otherwise a browsing dialogue is presented.
path Path to mount point.
FILES
nsmb.conf Keeps static parameters for connections and other information.
See man nsmb.conf for details.
EXAMPLES
This example shows the proper url to use to mount the share PUBLIC from
the SMB server myserver :
mkdir /smb/public
mount -t smbfs //username:userpass@myserver/PUBLIC /smb/public
This example shows the proper url to use to mount the share PUBLIC from
the SMB server myserver as guest:
mkdir /smb/public
mount -t smbfs //guest:@myserver/PUBLIC /smb/public
Note: You should always use the system mount command and never call
mount_smbfs directly.
SEE ALSO
mount(2), nsmb.conf(5), mount(8), umount(8)
BUGS
Please report bugs to Apple.
AUTHORS
Boris Popov <bp@butya.kz>, <bp@FreeBSD.org>
FreeBSD March 10, 2000 FreeBSD
Mac OS X 10.7 - Generated Fri Sep 2 19:26:18 CDT 2011