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netshare-mounter mount

% netshare-mounter-mount(1) | Configure and mount an SMB/CIFS share using systemd mount unit % % October 2025

NAME

Section titled “NAME”

netshare-mounter mount - Configure and mount an SMB/CIFS share using systemd mount unit

SYNOPSIS

Section titled “SYNOPSIS”

netshare-mounter mount SHARE MOUNTPOINT [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

Section titled “DESCRIPTION”

Configure and mount an SMB/CIFS share using systemd mount unit

  • Alias: m

ARGUMENTS

Section titled “ARGUMENTS”

SHARE

Section titled “SHARE”

SMB share path (e.g., //192.168.1.29/plex_storage)

  • Required

MOUNTPOINT

Section titled “MOUNTPOINT”

Local mount point directory (e.g., /mnt/plex_storage)

  • Required

OPTIONS

Section titled “OPTIONS”

—username, -u USERNAME

Section titled “—username, -u USERNAME”

SMB username (will prompt interactively if not provided)

—password, -p PASSWORD

Section titled “—password, -p PASSWORD”

SMB password (will prompt interactively if not provided)

—domain, -d DOMAIN

Section titled “—domain, -d DOMAIN”

SMB domain (optional)

—uid UID

Section titled “—uid UID”

User ID for file ownership

  • Default Value: 1000

—gid GID

Section titled “—gid GID”

Group ID for file ownership

  • Default Value: 1000

—file-mode FILE_MODE

Section titled “—file-mode FILE_MODE”

File permissions in octal format

  • Default Value: 0644

—dir-mode DIR_MODE

Section titled “—dir-mode DIR_MODE”

Directory permissions in octal format

  • Default Value: 0755

—cifs-version VERSION

Section titled “—cifs-version VERSION”

CIFS protocol version

  • Default Value: 3.0
  • Allowed Values: 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1.1

—credentials-file, -c CREDS_FILE

Section titled “—credentials-file, -c CREDS_FILE”

Path to credentials file (auto-generated based on mount point if not specified)

—auto-install

Section titled “—auto-install”

Automatically install cifs-utils without prompting

—enable-only

Section titled “—enable-only”

Only enable the mount unit without starting it

EXAMPLES

Section titled “EXAMPLES”
netshare-mounter mount //192.168.1.29/plex_storage /mnt/plex_storage


netshare-mounter mount //server/share /mnt/share -u myuser -p mypass


netshare-mounter mount //nas/media /mnt/media --uid 1000 --gid 1000 --auto-install

SEE ALSO

Section titled “SEE ALSO”

netshare-mounter(1)