Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Accessing windows shared folder from ubuntu

-> Install the smbclient on ubuntu

    *) Open the terminal from Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

        *) Type the following command
        sudo apt-get install smbclient


        

*) It will prompt for password. Enter the password to install this package





-> Now access the shared folder
    *) Open the Nautilus file manager window from Places -> Computer

    *) Open Location option from Go -> Location

    *) Now its shows the Location bar
    *) Type the shared folder path and press enter with smb protocal as
        smb://<IP Address>/<Shared Folder>
        Example:
                   smb://192.168.1.10/Public

    *) It will ask for the user credentials for accessing the server with the specified IP Address. Enter username and Password and then press enter
    *) The shared folder will be mounted and folder will be displayed on your desktop with same name
    *) Now you can access all the contents from the shared folder. You can copy the files/folders from this shared folder like any other directory.
    *) Once you complete the access, unmount the folder like any other mounted file systems by right clicking on shared folder icon and select Unmount.