Create a directory for the mountpoint:
mkdir /mnt/mywinserver
Temporarily mount:
mount -t cifs //1.2.3.4/LogFiles /mnt/mywinserver -o username=jonny,password=letmein
For a more permanent mount edit /etc/auto.master file add a line like:
/mnt/mywinserver /etc/auto.mywinservermount
Edit /etc/auto.mywinservermount and add the following:
LogFiles -fstype=cifs,user=jonny,password=letmein ://1.2.3.4/LogFiles
Protect the /etc/auto.mywinservermount file:
chmod 600 /etc/auto.mywinservermount
Access the mount to check it is working:
ls -al /mnt/mywinserver/LogFiles
Upon access the mount is auto-mounted. After about 60 seconds (/etc/sysconfig/autofs) of no access it is unmounted so basically the share is only mounted when it is needed.
Note: ls -al /mnt/mywinserver will not automount the mount specified in /etc/auto.mywinservermount – the directory will just be empty. However specifying ls -al /mnt/mediator/LogFiles will perform the automount and list the contents of the share.
