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as a new linux user, used Ubuntu 12.10, I tried several tweaks with the SMB shares. I followed this tutorial to mount permanently 4 SMB shares from my local NAS.

To resume, I :

  • edit /etc/fstab

  • added a line like : 

    //servername/sharename /media/windowsshare cifs credentials=/home/ubuntuusername/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0

  • created a credentials file for security reasons in my home folder (explained in the tutorial)

    ~/.smbcredentials

It work perfectly, they are automounted on each reboot, but when I logon, I all the time get 4 file explorer open with each share.

It is possible to avoid these file explorer window to be opened on every reboot ? I guess it's related to X or via a explicit deny or these graphical mount, but I don't have any clues on how to proceed

Thank you for your time,

Douda
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Instead of mounting the SMB shares in /media/windowsshare mount it as /mnt/windowsshare. You will have to create the folders there first and then edit the /etc/fstab. Make a copy of /etc/fstab before editing just to be safe.

Then the shares won't open in Nautilus on their own.

Note: /media is for computer generated mounts such as when you plugin an USB drive. /mnt is for admin to mount things manually or by editing fstab etc. See Why have both /mnt and /media?

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  • Works perfectly ! I knew that /mnt is mostly used for "temporary" mounted devices but I thought it was the only difference with /media.

    Thank you

     – Douda Dec 18 '12 at 21:36
  • You are welcome. /media is for computer generated mounts such as when you plugin an USB drive. /mnt is for admin to mount things manually or by editing fstab etc. See http://askubuntu.com/questions/22215/why-have-both-mnt-and-media . – user68186 Dec 18 '12 at 21:38