Bash on Ubuntu on Windows Mount Network Share
Solution 1
WSL has been under heavy development and it now supports mounting network shared folders:
sudo mkdir /mnt/s
sudo mount -t drvfs '\\192.168.x.x\Share' /mnt/s
cd /mnt/s
git init
Old answer
I'm actually answering your comment here:
I'm looking for a solution or workaround to the issue (such as another program) that will allow me to run git inside a folder on the share.
Use Cygwin:
net use V: \\\\192.168.x.x\\Share
cd /cygdrive/v
git init
Or cmder:
net use V: \\192.168.x.x\Share
V:
git init
Or git-scm.
Solution 2
I used:
sudo mount -t drvfs \\path\to\server\share /mnt/u
Where /mnt/u had already been created.
Since I log connect to bash with my domain credentials, no need for adding creds nanoto command. Read and write works with my permissions.
Now to get it to mount using fstab...
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user3906878
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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user3906878 over 1 year
I have updated Windows 10 and installed the new bash on windows.
However on both PC's I have tried I am unable to mount a network share.
I've tried many different ways to mount the share:
sudo mount -t cifs -o username=xx,password=xx //192.168.x.x/Share /mnt/s
When running the above command it looks like it has worked, no errors (even with the
--verbose
option) However going to/mnt/s
shows nothing andmount
shows://192.168.x.x/Share on /mnt/s type cifs (rw)
.I am able to browse all the files/folders on the share using smbclient
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Astaar over 7 yearsI'm running into the same problem. Even if you mount the share from Explorer it won't be listed under /mnt/ (unlike the other internal or external drives). I think this is a limitation of the current implementation but really would love to hear more about this.
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user3906878 over 7 years@Astarr Same, I have the share mounted in Windows as a "drive" however bash is only showing "real" drives. I can't see anything online about this or track any progress when it might be fixed. If you find any information about this issue I would very much appreciate it.
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Astaar over 7 yearsThere's an issue open ob their Github. That's all I could find: github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/214
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user3906878 over 7 years@Astarr great thanks! will keep an eye on the github issue aswell.
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Biswapriyo over 6 yearsSee this article howtogeek.com/331053
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user3906878 over 7 yearsThanks for the reply, I understand that it's in beta however I'm looking for a solution or workaround to the issue (such as another program) that will allow me to run git inside a folder on the share (even looked for a github issue so I could track if it's fixed or not).
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Shawn over 6 yearsThere is no need for cygwin. Use git for windows (git-scm.com/download/win) and mount remote drive with net use (or Windows Explorer) as usual.
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simlev over 6 years@FractalSpace Yes, git-scm is just as good.
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DGoiko almost 5 yearsThis seems to be your first contribution. Please, read other answers before yours, as you posted the same command that was posted in 2017. Thanks for joining our community :D