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How do I install NAS on my Raspberry Pi?
Connect to a NAS drive
- Enter in root mode by typing: sudo –i.
- Install or update cifs by typing: apt-get install cifs-utils.
- Create the following directory.
- home/pi/myNAS/myShare (type: mkdir myNAS )
- Edit the file /etc/fstab by doing: pico /etc/fstab.
- Add the following line to the bottom of the page:
What is CIFS used for?
The Common Internet File System (CIFS) Protocol is a cross-platform, transport-independent protocol that provides a mechanism for client systems to use file and print services made available by server systems over a network.
What is Noperm?
NOPERM is short for “no permission checks”.
How do I access a network drive in Linux?
Access a Windows shared folder from Linux, using Nautilus
- Open Nautilus.
- From the File menu, select Connect to Server.
- In the Service type drop-down box, select Windows share.
- In the Server field, enter the name of your computer.
- Click Connect.
Why does Raspbian not mount a network drive?
I tried adding mount -a command in the /etc/rc.local after editing the /etc/fstab but to no avail. The reason it doesn’t work is that the network is not ready before the mount -a is executed. As others have mentioned the issue is that fstab drives are mounted even before the network is up.
How to mount a Synology drive on a Raspberry Pi?
Anyway… back to the mount. The Synology drive is at a locally reserved IP on my network. So I can mount it like this: If that worked, then you can add an entry to your fstab, which will cause this drive to be ready to go every time the PI boots. But first… remove the mount:
How to automount a share on a Raspberry Pi?
User your arrow keys to navigate to the bottom of the file and add this (change as appropriate): Now press CTRL+X then Y then ENTER. All done! Your share will automount at boot. We were unable to load Disqus Recommendations.
Why does my Raspberry Pi not mount at boot?
Lastly, there is now a “Wait for network” box that that can be ticked in the Raspberry Pi Configuration Utility, that solved my mount at boot problem. After 2 days of struggles, mine is now finally mounted and does so at boot !