Solaris / OpenSolaris Mount Windows Shared (CIFS)

To mount a Windows shared (CIFS) folder on Solaris or OpenSolaris, you will need to install the CIFS client package and use the mount command.

1. Install the CIFS client package: You will need to install the CIFS client package in order to access Windows shared folders from Solaris. To do this, run the following command:

pkg install samba-client

2. Create a mount point: A mount point is a directory where the shared folder will be mounted. Create a mount point by running the following command:

mkdir /path/to/mount/point

Replace /path/to/mount/point with the path to the mount point you want to create.

3. Mount the shared folder: Use the mount command to mount the shared folder. For example:

mount -F cifs -o username=USERNAME,password=PASSWORD //server/share /path/to/mount/point

Replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with your Windows login credentials, server with the name or IP address of the Windows server, and share with the name of the shared folder. /path/to/mount/point should be the path to the mount point you created in step 2.

The shared folder should now be mounted and accessible from the mount point.

Note: These commands require root privileges to execute.