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--- storage:smb [2017/01/12 15:55]
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   * Click on **Connect using different credentials**
   * Click on **Finish**
-{{ :storage:mapnetworkdrive.jpg?direct&200 |}}
 Windows will ask you for your credentials (Username and Password) and after you enter them correctly it will open your cloud storage in File Explorer.
+<WRAP group>
+<WRAP half column>
+{{ :storage:fileexplorer-menu-computer.jpg?direct&300 |File Explorer - Computer Menu}}
+{{ :storage:mapnetworkdrive.jpg?direct&300 |Map Network Drive}}
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP half column>
+{{ :storage:mapnetworkdrivecredentials.jpg?direct&300 |Credentials}}
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+==== Disconnect Network Drive ====
+In order to disconnect your network drive:
+  * Open a **File Explorer**
+  * Find the Network Drive in the list and right click on it
+  * Click on **Disconnect**
+{{ :storage:mapnetworkdrive-disconnect.jpg?direct&300 |Disconnect Network Drive}}
+===== Command Line =====
+In a console that has administrative permissions:
+==== Mount as Network Drive ====
+<sxh>net use q: \\mystorage.cs.esgr.in\backup</sxh>
+This will mount the cloud storage on Drive Letter Q:
-==== Command Line ====
+==== Mount under UNC Path ====
-In a console that has administrative permissions:
+<sxh>mklink /D C:\%userprofile%\MyStorageFolder \\mystorage.cs.esgr.in\backup</sxh>
-  * mklink /D C:\%userprofile%\MyStorageFolder \\mystorage.cs.esgr.in\backup
 This will mount the cloud storage in a folder called //MyStorageFolder// inside your user profile.
+===== Linux =====
+==== Required Packages ====
+<sxh bash>
+yum install samba-client samba-common cifs-utils
+</sxh>
+==== fstab ====
+We will assume your user in the system is **myuser** \\
+Add an entry in your fstab like this:
+<sxh>//mystorage.cs.esgr.in/backup /home/myuser/mystorage cifs user=user1234,pass=WMacuuvnnxaKuiwBTrn2,iocharset=utf8 0 0</sxh>
+=== Protecting the Username & Password ===
+In order to avoid the leaking of username & password you can do the following:
+Create the file ~/.smbcredentials:
+<sxh>touch ~/.smbcredentials</sxh>
+Add the following inside the smbcredentials file:
+<sxh>username=user1234
+password=WMacuuvnnxaKuiwBTrn2</sxh>
+Change the permissions of the file to be readable only from your id:
+<sxh>chmod 600 ~/.smbcredentials</sxh>
+Change the fstab entry to be like this:
+<sxh>//mystorage.cs.esgr.in/backup /home/myuser/mystorage cifs credentials=/home/myuser/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8 0 0</sxh>