On Linux and UNIX operating systems, a Windows share can be mounted on a particular mount point in the local directory tree using the cifs option of the [mount](https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-mount-and-unmount-file-systems-in-linux/) command.

The Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a network file-sharing protocol. CIFS is a form of SMB.

In this tutorial, we will explain how to manually and automatically mount Windows shares on Linux systems.

Installing CIFS Utilities Packages

To mount a Windows share on a Linux system, first you need to install the CIFS utilities package.

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