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This article shows how to integrate network drives shared by Windows as well as those from Linux/Unix servers via the SMB protocol (Samba) in IGEL OS.

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Menu path: Network > Network Drives > Windows Drive

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SMB Mount List

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To manage the list of drives, proceed as follows:

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_Manage List

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_Manage List

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 The ☑ The network drive will be integrated. (Default)

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The local directory under which the server directory is to be visible. (Default: /smbmount)

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For 

For Local mount point,

only 

only / (Linux/Unix-style forward slash) can be used as a path separator. Note that if you enter, for example, \smbmount

 as

 as a moint point, a directory

called 

called \smbmount

 will

 will be created,

because 

because \

 is

 is a legal character in Linux directory names.

For 

For Share name, however, / (Linux/Unix-style forward slash)

or 

or \ (Windows-style backward slash) can be used as a path separator.

Server

The IP address, Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or NetBIOS name of the server

Warning

If a NetBios name is provided

for 

for Server, make sure it is not preceded by slashes, e.g. \\myComputer (wrong) vs. myComputer (correct).

Share name

Path name as exported by the Windows or Unix Samba host

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Password for your user account on the Windows or Unix Samba host

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 The ☑ The user can not only read but also write directory contents. Otherwise, only the local root user is able to do this.

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