Questions tagged [smbfs]

SMBFS denotes the combination of two abbreviations "SMB" and "FS" which stand for "Server Message Block" and "File System" respectively. It is mainly notable for providing support for mounting resources using SMB protocol in Linux variants. Currently, focus has been shifted from SMBFS to CIFS (Common Internet File System) as its next generation alternative.

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Unable to mount windows share in ubuntu

I am trying to mount windows machine directory in my ubuntu 10.04.3 server. When I try to see the shared directory in the windows server its showing properly using the below command. The windows ...
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Can "wannacrypt" (wcrypt) spread via Linux server serving over SMB?

Is it possible, or will this only spread via a Windows machine serving over SMB? If Linux serving over SMB can spread wannacrypt, what's the approach to take?
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How to use noatime with smbfs

I am using the mount command on a Linux server to access a Windows server using smbfs. Can I use noatime to prevent read operations (such as cp on Linux) from changing the last-accessed time on files ...
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