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I have a SAMBA/CIFS server where the users have their own directories. My client machines run Linux or Windows. What I am trying to do is to use that share in both OSes. But my users can login in any computer, and here is my problem: In Linux, I need to change the /etc/fstab and include something like this:

//sambaserver/username /mnt/samba smbfs username=<username>,password=<pass> 0 0  

My problem is I can't set the username and password statically, but I need it dynamic (I am not sure that is the proper term). So, trying to put it shortly: when some user logs in to the system I have to mount the share as its home directory, but having in mind that this user can login in other computer, so the /etc/fstab must 'catch' the username and password.

I hope my question is clear. Thanks in advance.

fstab automounting

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  /mnt/samba is a single location and you are using a shared environment so that's not really going to work for you (you could easily have multiple users on at once). But you might have better luck with something from their home directory instead. You can't know the user's password on sambaserver but you can create a credentials file in each user's home directory. Then drop a call to smbmount in their .profile with "-o credentials=<0600 file owned by them in their homedir>". If that's something that could work for you, I can write up something a little more clear.
  
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  Thanks for the reply @SmilingDragon! I create the shares, so, as administrator, I know the users passwords. The location /mnt/samba was an example. Can you explain me your solution in deep? Maybe it could work better than mine.
  
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  Ok @verovan, I've made a proper answer detailing how I'd approach this, with some tweaks to make it a bit more future proof (allows user's to manage their own passwords if they change them etc)
  
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I have a SAMBA/CIFS server where the users have their own directories. My client machines run Linux or Windows. What I am trying to do is to use that share in both OSes. But my users can login in any computer, and here is my problem: In Linux, I need to change the /etc/fstab and include something like this:

//sambaserver/username /mnt/samba smbfs username=<username>,password=<pass> 0 0  

My problem is I can't set the username and password statically, but I need it dynamic (I am not sure that is the proper term). So, trying to put it shortly: when some user logs in to the system I have to mount the share as its home directory, but having in mind that this user can login in other computer, so the /etc/fstab must 'catch' the username and password.

I hope my question is clear. Thanks in advance.

fstab automounting

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  /mnt/samba is a single location and you are using a shared environment so that's not really going to work for you (you could easily have multiple users on at once). But you might have better luck with something from their home directory instead. You can't know the user's password on sambaserver but you can create a credentials file in each user's home directory. Then drop a call to smbmount in their .profile with "-o credentials=<0600 file owned by them in their homedir>". If that's something that could work for you, I can write up something a little more clear.
  
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  Jun 9 '15 at 3:54
  

  
  
  
  


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  Thanks for the reply @SmilingDragon! I create the shares, so, as administrator, I know the users passwords. The location /mnt/samba was an example. Can you explain me your solution in deep? Maybe it could work better than mine.
  
  – verovan
  Jun 9 '15 at 19:00
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ok @verovan, I've made a proper answer detailing how I'd approach this, with some tweaks to make it a bit more future proof (allows user's to manage their own passwords if they change them etc)
  
  – Smiling Dragon
  Jun 9 '15 at 21:19
  

  
  
  
  

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I have a SAMBA/CIFS server where the users have their own directories. My client machines run Linux or Windows. What I am trying to do is to use that share in both OSes. But my users can login in any computer, and here is my problem: In Linux, I need to change the /etc/fstab and include something like this:

//sambaserver/username /mnt/samba smbfs username=<username>,password=<pass> 0 0  

My problem is I can't set the username and password statically, but I need it dynamic (I am not sure that is the proper term). So, trying to put it shortly: when some user logs in to the system I have to mount the share as its home directory, but having in mind that this user can login in other computer, so the /etc/fstab must 'catch' the username and password.

I hope my question is clear. Thanks in advance.

fstab automounting

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//sambaserver/username /mnt/samba smbfs username=<username>,password=<pass> 0 0  

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Rather than try to mount samba shares for the logged in user in a single reusable location (which will cause issues if you have more than one user logged in), consider mounting into a location unique to each user (eg /home/<username>/sambaserver, or /mnt/samba/<username> in a pinch)

If you are working with Linux, smbmount is a simple user-space samba mounter that should do what you need.

Create a little script a bit like this:

#!/bin/sh

# Default samba server to connect to

SAMBASERVER="sambaserver"

USERNAME="$USER"



if [ -n "$1" ]

then

  # We've been given a different samba server

  SAMBASERVER="$1"

fi



if [ -n "$2" ]

then

  # We've been given a different user on the samba server to use

  USERNAME="$2"

fi



CREDSFILE="${HOME}/.${SAMBASERVER}.credentials"



# Try and make the mount point if it doesn't yet exist (and set suitable mount dir perms)

if [ ! -d "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" ]

then

  mkdir "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" && chmod 0555 "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" || exit 1

fi



if [ ! -f "$CREDSFILE" ]

then

  echo "$CREDSFILE not found!"

  exit 1

fi



smbmount "\${SAMBASERVER}${USERNAME}" "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" -o user="$USERNAME",credentials="$CREDSFILE" || exit 1

(Untested - you may need to tweak/debug/etc)

Then create a credentials file in each user's home directory called (for example) .sambaserver.credentials and set it's permissions to 0600, owned by that user:

username=<samba user>

password=<samba password>

Lastly, put a call to your above mount script in their .profile.
eg: /usr/local/bin/mount-user-home.sh or /usr/local/bin/mount-user-home.sh sambaserver somedifferentusername for special cases.

This should work with multiple samba servers, multiple users & multiple users with multiple samba servers.

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Rather than try to mount samba shares for the logged in user in a single reusable location (which will cause issues if you have more than one user logged in), consider mounting into a location unique to each user (eg /home/<username>/sambaserver, or /mnt/samba/<username> in a pinch)

If you are working with Linux, smbmount is a simple user-space samba mounter that should do what you need.

Create a little script a bit like this:

#!/bin/sh

# Default samba server to connect to

SAMBASERVER="sambaserver"

USERNAME="$USER"



if [ -n "$1" ]

then

  # We've been given a different samba server

  SAMBASERVER="$1"

fi



if [ -n "$2" ]

then

  # We've been given a different user on the samba server to use

  USERNAME="$2"

fi



CREDSFILE="${HOME}/.${SAMBASERVER}.credentials"



# Try and make the mount point if it doesn't yet exist (and set suitable mount dir perms)

if [ ! -d "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" ]

then

  mkdir "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" && chmod 0555 "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" || exit 1

fi



if [ ! -f "$CREDSFILE" ]

then

  echo "$CREDSFILE not found!"

  exit 1

fi



smbmount "\${SAMBASERVER}${USERNAME}" "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" -o user="$USERNAME",credentials="$CREDSFILE" || exit 1

(Untested - you may need to tweak/debug/etc)

Then create a credentials file in each user's home directory called (for example) .sambaserver.credentials and set it's permissions to 0600, owned by that user:

username=<samba user>

password=<samba password>

Lastly, put a call to your above mount script in their .profile.
eg: /usr/local/bin/mount-user-home.sh or /usr/local/bin/mount-user-home.sh sambaserver somedifferentusername for special cases.

This should work with multiple samba servers, multiple users & multiple users with multiple samba servers.

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answered Jun 9 '15 at 21:15

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Rather than try to mount samba shares for the logged in user in a single reusable location (which will cause issues if you have more than one user logged in), consider mounting into a location unique to each user (eg /home/<username>/sambaserver, or /mnt/samba/<username> in a pinch)

If you are working with Linux, smbmount is a simple user-space samba mounter that should do what you need.

Create a little script a bit like this:

#!/bin/sh

# Default samba server to connect to

SAMBASERVER="sambaserver"

USERNAME="$USER"



if [ -n "$1" ]

then

  # We've been given a different samba server

  SAMBASERVER="$1"

fi



if [ -n "$2" ]

then

  # We've been given a different user on the samba server to use

  USERNAME="$2"

fi



CREDSFILE="${HOME}/.${SAMBASERVER}.credentials"



# Try and make the mount point if it doesn't yet exist (and set suitable mount dir perms)

if [ ! -d "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" ]

then

  mkdir "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" && chmod 0555 "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" || exit 1

fi



if [ ! -f "$CREDSFILE" ]

then

  echo "$CREDSFILE not found!"

  exit 1

fi



smbmount "\${SAMBASERVER}${USERNAME}" "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" -o user="$USERNAME",credentials="$CREDSFILE" || exit 1

(Untested - you may need to tweak/debug/etc)

Then create a credentials file in each user's home directory called (for example) .sambaserver.credentials and set it's permissions to 0600, owned by that user:

username=<samba user>

password=<samba password>

Lastly, put a call to your above mount script in their .profile.
eg: /usr/local/bin/mount-user-home.sh or /usr/local/bin/mount-user-home.sh sambaserver somedifferentusername for special cases.

This should work with multiple samba servers, multiple users & multiple users with multiple samba servers.

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 9 '15 at 21:15

Smiling DragonSmiling Dragon

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add a comment | 

Rather than try to mount samba shares for the logged in user in a single reusable location (which will cause issues if you have more than one user logged in), consider mounting into a location unique to each user (eg /home/<username>/sambaserver, or /mnt/samba/<username> in a pinch)

If you are working with Linux, smbmount is a simple user-space samba mounter that should do what you need.

Create a little script a bit like this:

#!/bin/sh

# Default samba server to connect to

SAMBASERVER="sambaserver"

USERNAME="$USER"



if [ -n "$1" ]

then

  # We've been given a different samba server

  SAMBASERVER="$1"

fi



if [ -n "$2" ]

then

  # We've been given a different user on the samba server to use

  USERNAME="$2"

fi



CREDSFILE="${HOME}/.${SAMBASERVER}.credentials"



# Try and make the mount point if it doesn't yet exist (and set suitable mount dir perms)

if [ ! -d "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" ]

then

  mkdir "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" && chmod 0555 "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" || exit 1

fi



if [ ! -f "$CREDSFILE" ]

then

  echo "$CREDSFILE not found!"

  exit 1

fi



smbmount "\${SAMBASERVER}${USERNAME}" "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" -o user="$USERNAME",credentials="$CREDSFILE" || exit 1

(Untested - you may need to tweak/debug/etc)

Then create a credentials file in each user's home directory called (for example) .sambaserver.credentials and set it's permissions to 0600, owned by that user:

username=<samba user>

password=<samba password>

Lastly, put a call to your above mount script in their .profile.
eg: /usr/local/bin/mount-user-home.sh or /usr/local/bin/mount-user-home.sh sambaserver somedifferentusername for special cases.

This should work with multiple samba servers, multiple users & multiple users with multiple samba servers.

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 9 '15 at 21:15

Smiling DragonSmiling Dragon

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#!/bin/sh

# Default samba server to connect to

SAMBASERVER="sambaserver"

USERNAME="$USER"



if [ -n "$1" ]

then

  # We've been given a different samba server

  SAMBASERVER="$1"

fi



if [ -n "$2" ]

then

  # We've been given a different user on the samba server to use

  USERNAME="$2"

fi



CREDSFILE="${HOME}/.${SAMBASERVER}.credentials"



# Try and make the mount point if it doesn't yet exist (and set suitable mount dir perms)

if [ ! -d "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" ]

then

  mkdir "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" && chmod 0555 "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" || exit 1

fi



if [ ! -f "$CREDSFILE" ]

then

  echo "$CREDSFILE not found!"

  exit 1

fi



smbmount "\${SAMBASERVER}${USERNAME}" "${HOME}/${SAMBASERVER}" -o user="$USERNAME",credentials="$CREDSFILE" || exit 1

username=<samba user>

password=<samba password>

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answered Jun 9 '15 at 21:15

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answered Jun 9 '15 at 21:15

Smiling DragonSmiling Dragon

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answered Jun 9 '15 at 21:15

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