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Reputation: 67

How to rename a MOUNT (mounted shared folder from Windows named mnt)

How to rename a MOUNT (mounted shared folder from Windows named mnt)?

How to rename mnt?

This is the command I used on linux command tool to mount my Shared folder from windows pc to a linux controller.

# mount -t cifs -o username=myusername,password=mypassword //10.80.50.50/Share /mnt

So my mounted Shared folder is now name mnt... How to rename it?

Thanks...

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5951

Answers (1)

fedorqui
fedorqui

Reputation: 289725

Follow these steps:

  • Unmount:

    umount /mnt

  • Create another folder:

    mkdir /my_new_mount

  • Mount again:

    mount -t cifs -o username=myusername,password=mypassword //10.80.50.50/Share /my_new_mount

  • Update in /etc/fstab

Upvotes: 2

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