CIFS/SMB Mount on boot

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There’s tons of misinformation all over the internet on how to properly do this with OSMC.

What is the correct way to get an SMB network mount to automount on boot? I was previously using /etc/fstab to mount the share but since it ignores the “_netdev” option, I have to manually mount the share everytime it boots.

Thank you

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And just as soon as I posted this, I found the correct fstab options:

noauto,x-systemd.automount
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Could you show/explain the whole process for setting up and auto-mounting the file share?

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Sorry this is late but for anyone still wondering. Here’s how I created a CIFS automount folder:

mkdir /home/osmc/cifs

sudo vi /etc/fstab

add the following line (modify with your options):

//1.2.3.4/sharename /home/osmc/cifs/ cifs nobrl,uid=xxxx,sec=ntlmv2,user=xxxx,pass=xxxx,noauto,x-systemd.automount 0 0

sudo mount /home/osmc/cifs

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