- Mount a external hdd for raspberry pi samba install#
- Mount a external hdd for raspberry pi samba update#
- Mount a external hdd for raspberry pi samba password#
- Mount a external hdd for raspberry pi samba mac#
public: if set to yes, no password is required to connect to the share.writeable: ensures users can write to the files.browsable: whether the share is seen in the list of available shares on the network.available: whether this share is available for use.force group: specifies the group of your choosing as the group owner of files created on the share.valid users: space-separated list of users allowed to login to the service OR a unix groupname with the + to indicate any member of that unix group has access.path: should be set to the mount location of the drive.In this case I choose to name my share PiNas, but you can name it whatever you want.
The first line,, specifies the name of your share.
If you don't see a /dev/sda1 or /dev/sdb1 etc, and its an external harddrive, it means your current configuration of the pi does not power your external harddrive. I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes This tutorial assumes a usb, but if your pi powers your harddrive, same principles applyįirst check to see if the pi is reading your external drive/usb Select unselected drive letter and enter:Ĭlick the Connect Using Different CredentialsĮnter your SAMBA credentials (not your pi credentials)ĭone Mount external drive to pi on bootup (or after bootup with one command) This is all theoretical, as I have not tested this as of yetĬlick Network (on the side) or if you see Map Network Drive anywhere, click it
Mount a external hdd for raspberry pi samba mac#
Now as long as the samba server is running, you'll see the folder in your file manager Access Samba folders on Mac osxĪt the top of your mac (no programs selected) Go > Connect to server.Įnter your SAMBA credentials (not the pi credentials)ĭone Access Samba folders on Windows 7/8+/10 To view the home folder for the SMB user use /homes otherwise use the foldername you entered into the smb.conf (or create a seperate entry for both) Place the following in the file: username=piĬreate backup of fstab sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bakĪdd following to bottom //ipaddressofpi/yourfoldername /media/mymountpoint cifs credentials=/etc/samba/pi,user,nofail 0 0 Example below will use the example samba user piĮnter credentials for pi user and place into /etc/samba/pi.Sudo mount //ipaddressofpi/yourfoldername /media/mymountpoint # Will probably need to supply the password Samba server is running :) Access Samba folders on Linux (Ubuntu)įor one time mount (possibly to test) # yourfoldername is the folder you placed inside the in the smb.conf If smblcient is not found, as on Jessie it wasn't, also do: See if you can connect to the Samba Server Now our external usb/drive connected to our pi would be available to our computer under the Samba folder extrastorage (once its all connected) So for example, we mounted our external drive as /media/external using the instructions at the end, our new/updated entry would be: # Note the brackets around the folder name If you're looking to share your external drive connected to your pi, follow the instructions at the endĪnd replace path = above or add a new entry with path = /path/to/externalmountpoint Sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/Īdd the following to the bottom # Note the brackets around the folder name
Mount a external hdd for raspberry pi samba install#
Sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin
Mount a external hdd for raspberry pi samba update#
To get Samba installed sudo apt-get update
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