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waspinator
Asked: 2011-07-29 11:45:30 +0800 CST

how do you mount network drives?

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When I access a network folder using nautilus it shows up in the Places sidebar, but not in any other application's save/open Places sidebar. Why the inconsistency, and how can I add a share so every application has access to it without having to edit fstab?

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  1. Best Answer

    By default network shares are mounted in the hidden directory ~/.gvfs in our home directory. You can browse there with any application provided you have enabled to display hidden folders.

    smbnetfsInstall smbnetfs

    With this tool we are also able to mount network shares as a non-root user in any newly created folder in our home directories. For a short explanation on how to use it see this answer.

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  2. You can mount network disk through terminal by command:

    mount -t cifs -o username=myusername,password=mysharepassword //myipaddress/mysharefolder /myPCdirfolder

    Make sure package cifs-utils is installed. After logout network disk will be dismounted.

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