Cannot connect to NAS drives/shares

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I just installed latest zorin 17. New to this OS...
I use this computer for media on my TV.
After hours fiddling with sudo commands I was finally able to install Samba.
I can now connect to 2 NAS but cannot access the shares on those drives...

Is there an easy way to do this like in Windows ?

Thanks...

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Hi and welcome. I don't own a NAS or use NAS devices, but using Brave A.I. search engine via Mojeek inside Zen Browser gives:

"Accessing NAS Shares in Ubuntu 22.04

To access shares on NAS devices in Ubuntu 22.04 after Samba has been installed, follow these steps:

  1. Install CIFS-utils : Ensure that the CIFS-utils package is installed, as it is required for mounting SMB shares. You can install it using the command:
sudo apt install cifs-utils -y
  1. Create a Directory for Mounting : Create a directory where the NAS shares will be mounted. For example:
sudo mkdir /media/share
  1. Create a Credential File : Create a credential file to store the username and password for the NAS shares. This file should be hidden and secure. Use the nano text editor to create and edit the file:
sudo nano ~/.smbcredentials

Add the following content to the file:

username=example_username
password=example_password

Replace example_username and example_password with your actual NAS credentials. Save the file and set the appropriate permissions:

chmod 600 ~/.smbcredentials
  1. Mount the NAS Share : Use the mount command to mount the NAS share. For example:
mount -t cifs //nas_ip/share_name /media/share -o credentials=~/.smbcredentials,uid=1000,gid=1000,vers=2.0

Replace nas_ip with the IP address of your NAS device and share_name with the name of the share you want to mount.

  1. Automate Mounting with /etc/fstab : To ensure the NAS shares are mounted automatically at boot, add an entry to the /etc/fstab file. Open the file with a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/fstab

Add the following line:

//nas_ip/share_name /media/share cifs credentials=/home/your_username/.smbcredentials,uid=1000,gid=1000,vers=2.0 0 0

Replace your_username with your actual username.

  1. Verify the Mounting : After adding the entry to /etc/fstab , you can verify that the share is mounted by checking the mount points or using the mount command:
mount -a
  1. Access the Share : You can now access the mounted NAS share through the file manager or command line. For example, open the file manager and navigate to /media/share .

By following these steps, you can access and mount NAS shares in Ubuntu 22.04 after Samba has been installed.69

AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts."

Note that I used Ubuntu 22.04 in the search criteria as Zorin 17 is a fork of it.

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Thank you !

I also received a series of commands to execute from ChatGPT...

Moving from Windows to Linux is like being dropped into a new country where everyone speaks command line and your mouse suddenly needs a translator. Nothing works… until it does, and then you feel like a wizard but you don't know what you just did...

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That's normal, we all go though that phase. Just hold on tight, have an open mind willing to learn and all will be well.

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