sudo mount -t cifs //server/share /local/mountpoint -o options
In a modern Windows environment, users typically map drives via File Explorer (This PC > Map Network Drive). However, this method has limitations: command line map network drive
| Task | Command | |------|---------| | Map with explicit user | sudo mount -t cifs //fileserver/projects /mnt/projects -o username=jsmith | | Map using credentials file | sudo mount -t cifs //server/share /mnt/share -o credentials=/etc/smbcred | | Persistent mount (add to /etc/fstab) | //server/share /mnt/share cifs credentials=/etc/smbcred,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0 | Map Network Drive). However
net use * /delete