Smbclient
Connect to SMB Shares with Smbclient
Smbclient is a command-line utility that allows you to interact with SMB/CIFS resources, commonly used for accessing Windows file shares from Linux and other Unix-like systems. It provides a way to list available shares on a server and connect to specific shares to transfer files.
List Public Shares on a Server
To view the public shares available on a remote server, you can use
the -L option with smbclient. This is
useful for discovering what resources are exposed by a server before
attempting to connect.
# To display public shares on the server:
smbclient -L <host> -U%In this command:
-
<host>: Replace this with the hostname or IP address of the SMB server. -
-U%: This specifies that you are connecting anonymously (no username or password required).
Connect to a Specific SMB Share
Once you know the share name, you can connect to it using the following syntax. This allows you to browse the share's contents and perform file operations.
# To connect to a share:
smbclient //<host>/<share> -U<user>%<password>In this command:
-
<host>: The hostname or IP address of the SMB server. -
<share>: The name of the specific share you want to connect to. <user>: The username for authentication.-
<password>: The password for the specified user.
For more advanced usage and options, refer to the official Samba documentation.
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