RickMakes

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Access using NFS: https://youtu.be/j625yzl78nA

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Install CIFS Software

sudo apt install cifs-utils

Create Mount Point

sudo mkdir /mnt/DS_Share

Find Current Username

whoami (returns username)

Find User ID of User

id -u rick

Find Group ID of User

id -g rick

Mount Share

sudo mount.cifs -o user=rick,uid=1000,gid=1000 //ip_of_Synology]/DS_Share/ /mnt/DS_Share

Move to Share Directory

cd /mnt/DS_Share

List Contents of Share Directory

ls -l

Return to Home Directory

cd

Unmount Share

umount /mnt/DS_Share

Mount Share Upon Startup

sudo nano /etc/fstab

//ip_of_Synology/DS_Share /mnt/DS_Share cifs user=rick,pass=password,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0

Type control-o to save, control-x to exit.

Mount all Volumes in fstab

sudo mount -a

Check to see if Mounted

ls /mnt/DS_Share

Note on SMB setup: In the Synology’s File Services settings for SMB, when you click on “Advanced Settings”, I have Maximum SMB Protocol set to SMB3 and Minimum set to SMB1. I also have these four settings with check marks in them, “Enable Opportunistic Locking”, “Enable SMB2 lease”, “Enable Local Master Browser” and “Enable SMB durable handles…”