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Adding a filesystem to SMB

 

  1. In GUAM, go to the AFS Mount Tab

  2. Use the dropdown to select the option that fits your need
    1. most commonly auto.SMB

  3. Enter the AutoFS path and the local mount point
    1. ex.  
      AutoFS Groups: auto.SMB,
      AutoFS Path: ohv-08.geog.ucsb.edu:/raida/users-grit/ejmoralesoyola
      AutoFS local mountpoint: /smb/ejmoralesoyola

     

  4. SSH into the SMB server you are using

  5. Edit the smb.conf file
    1. sudo vi  /etc/samba/smb.conf

    2. Add  new entry with the same mountpoint used above
    3. ex.
      [ejmoralesoyola]
              path = /smb/ejmoralesoyola
              writable = yes
              map guest = no

  6. Reload the SMB service
    1. sudo systemctl reload smbd.service