How to mount storage box in Linux?

01/December/2025 21:33    Comments (0)     Share:        Bookmark

There are multiple methods to mount Storage box in your Linux server, we will explain 2 of them:

a. Mount via CIFS/SMB
b. WebDAV Mount

a. Mount via CIFS/SMB:
1. Run the below command to install
Ubuntu:
# sudo apt install sshfs -y
RedHat:
# sudo dnf install fuse-sshfs -y
 
2. Create a mount Directory.
# sudo mkdir -p /mnt/storagebox_smb

3. Create a credential file.
# vi /etc/storagebox.creds
username=USERNAME
password=PASSWORD

4. Set the correct permission.
#sudo chmod 600 /etc/storagebox.creds

5. Run below command to mount the storage box.
mount -t cifs //HOSTNAME/USERNAME /mnt/storagebox_smb \
  -o vers=3.0,credentials=/etc/storagebox.creds,uid=0,gid=0,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,sec=ntlmssp

6. Check the mount.
# df -h | grep storagebox

7. For auto mount, please add below line in /etc/fstab file.
 //HOSTNAME/USERNAME /mnt/storagebox_smb cifs vers=3.0,credentials=/etc/storagebox.creds,uid=0,gid=0,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,sec=ntlmssp 0 0


b. WebDAV Mount
1. Run the below command to install davfs2
On Ubuntu: 
# sudo apt install davfs2 -y
On RedHat/Rocky/AlmaLinux/CentOS:
# sudo dnf install davfs2 -y

2. Create a directory on which you want to mount.
# sudo mkdir -p /mnt/storagebox

3. Add details of a storage box in the secrets file:
# vi /etc/davfs2/secrets

FULL_URL_WITH_HTTPS USERNAME PASSWORD

4. Save it and set correct permission.
# sudo chmod 600 /etc/davfs2/secrets

5. Add below line in /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf
# vi /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf
use_locks 0
ignore_dav_header 1

6. Mount using below command.
# sudo mount -t davfs FULL_URL_WITH_HTTPS /mnt/storagebox

7. Verify mount.
df -h | grep storagebox

8. For auto mount, please add below line in /etc/fstab file.
FULL_URL_WITH_HTTPS /mnt/storagebox davfs rw,_netdev 0 0