Start on your Linux system by installing Samba: dnf install samba This section explains how to access a user's Linux home directory from Windows File Explorer. Don't consider this article a guideline for your corporate network, as it doesn't implement the necessary cybersecurity considerations. Mount.cifs is part of the Samba suite and allows you to mount the CIFS filesystem under Linux.Ĭaution: These instructions are for sharing files within your private local network or in a virtualized host-only network between a Linux host machine and a virtualized Windows guest. Samba is the Linux implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol, allowing direct access to shared folders and printers over a network. This article explains how to set up file access between Linux ( Fedora 33) and Windows 10 using Samba and mount.cifs. If you work with different operating systems, it's handy to be able to share files between them.
