How do I access network file share?

Question

Ubuntu/Linux NU-B here. I have a physical ubuntu server sharing a folder and is accessible via windows GUI.

I installed another Ubuntu Server under VMWorkstation as a Virtual machine and is on the network and can go to internet and can ping the local network as well. I need to access the shared folder which is in the physical ubuntu server from my virtual ubuntu server via cmd line.... any help is appreciated.

Solution 1

i found the answer to be in one of the post

//server/share /mnt/mountname cifs username=server_user,password=user_password,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=07‌​77 0 0

Solution 2

There is a command called smbclient which is a bit like a command line ftp client for the smb/cifs protocol.

To use it, just turn those windows backslashes into forward slashes.

$ smbclient //server/share

It will use your current user as username and it will ask you for your password. You can change the username with the -U option

$ smbclient -U jrwren2 //server/share

Comments

[Jay _silly_evarlast_ Wren]

didn't this question mention FTP previously?

[Neil]

Hi Jay thank you for your response. when I use the cmd I get NT Status log on Failure.... & it does not connect.

[Jay _silly_evarlast_ Wren]

log on failure is exactly what it sounds like. You must be using the incorrect username/password.