Mounting windows share AD authentication

[dkaloustian]

Hello,

I was wondering if this is possible. I am trying to copy files from a Linux server that I manage to a share on a Windows File Server that I have access to. At the moment I can only ssh to the server. Is it possible to mount the share using login credentials managed by Active Directory? I have done some testing in my lab and mount the share but only with a local account on the Windows machine.

Here is the command that I use with the local account.

mount -t smbfs -o username=<my username> //192.168.215.194/TestShare /mnt

Any help would be much appreciated

[HROAdmin26]

The SMB protocol has a 2GB file size limit. I suggest using the "filesystem type" cifs.

Just like when using domain auth in windows, the same syntax is used with Samba => DOMAIN\username

* I don't remember if Linux wants DOMAIN/username instead of the backslash - you can test and confirm.

Alternatively you can use the option domain=XXXX

Google and you will find many examples.

[dkaloustian]

I had tried authenticating the same way you would in Windows but no luck. I switched the file type to cifs and it worked first try without having to specify a domain. Thanks for your help it is much appreciated.