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-==== Command Line ====+==== 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: In a console that has administrative permissions:
-  * mklink /D C:\%userprofile%\MyStorageFolder \\mystorage.cs.esgr.in\backup+ 
 +==== Mount as Network Drive ==== 
 +<sxh>net use q: \\mystorage.cs.esgr.in\backup</sxh> 
 +This will mount the cloud storage on Drive Letter Q: 
 + 
 +==== Mount under UNC Path ==== 
 +<sxh>mklink /D C:\%userprofile%\MyStorageFolder \\mystorage.cs.esgr.in\backup</sxh>
 This will mount the cloud storage in a folder called //MyStorageFolder// inside your user profile. 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>