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  1. alimbada revised this gist Sep 11, 2025. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 4 deletions.
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    #### Mount SMB share as non-root user with write permissions

    ```sh
    sudo mount -t cifs -o "uid=$local_user,username=$smb_user,addr=$host,vers=1.0" //$host/$share $mount_path
    sudo mount -t cifs -o "uid=$local_user,username=$smb_user,addr=$host" //$host/$share $mount_path
    ```
    > [!NOTE]
    >`vers=1.0` only applies because I have a very old NAS running SMB 1.0. <br>
    > Yes, it's insecure. No, it can't be updated. Yes, it's in the process of being retired.

    For errors:

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    >`vers=1.0` only applies because I have a very old NAS running SMB 1.0. <br>
    > Yes, it's insecure. No, it can't be updated. Yes, it's in the process of being retired.
    #### For error: mount: $mount_path: cannot mount //$host/$share read-only
    For errors:

    * `mount: $mount_path: cannot mount //$host/$share read-only`
    * `mount: $mount_path: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount.<type> helper program.`

    Install `cifs-utils`:

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    #### Mount SMB share as non-root user with write permissions

    ```sh
    sudo mount -t cifs -o "uid=$local_user,username=$smb_user,addr=$host,vers=1.0" //$host/$share $mount_path
    ```
    > [!NOTE]
    >`vers=1.0` only applies because I have a very old NAS running SMB 1.0. <br>
    > Yes, it's insecure. No, it can't be updated. Yes, it's in the process of being retired.
    #### For error: mount: $mount_path: cannot mount //$host/$share read-only

    Install `cifs-utils`:

    ```sh
    sudo apt install cifs-utils
    ```
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    # vers=1.0 only applies because I have a very old NAS running SMB 1.0.
    # Yes, it's insecure. No, it can't be updated. Yes, it's in the process of being retired.

    sudo mount -t cifs -o "uid=$LOCAL_USER,username=$SMB_USER,addr=$HOST,vers=1.0" //$HOST/$SHARE $MOUNT_PATH
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    # vers=1.0 only applies because I have a very old NAS running SMB 1.0.
    # Yes, it's insecure. No, it can't be updated. Yes, it's in the process of being retired.

    sudo mount -t cifs -o "uid=$LOCAL_USER,username=$SMB_USER,addr=$HOST,vers=1.0" //$HOST/$SHARE /$MOUNT_PATH
    sudo mount -t cifs -o "uid=$LOCAL_USER,username=$SMB_USER,addr=$HOST,vers=1.0" //$HOST/$SHARE $MOUNT_PATH
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    # vers=1.0 only applies because I have a very old NAS running SMB 1.0.
    # Yes, it's insecure. No, it can't be updated. Yes, it's in the process of being retired.

    sudo mount -t cifs -o "uid=$LOCAL_USER,username=$SMB_USER,addr=$HOST,vers=1.0" //$HOST/$SHARE /$MOUNT_PATH