====== Samba Filesystem ======
  * Install 'smbfs' & 'smbclient' (Samba File System & Samba client)
<code>
sudo apt-get install smbfs smbclient
</code>

  * Create a mount point
<code>
mkdir /var/ftproot
</code>

  * Test the mount
<code>
sudo smbmount //192.168.1.2/Music /home/dbott/music -o username=dbott,password=mysecretpassword,uid=1000,mask=000
</code>

  * Umount
<code>
sudo smbumount /home/dbott/music
</code>

  * Add mount to fstab
**The unsafe way (fstab is world-readable, meaning that anyone can see your SMB username and password):**
<code>
//192.168.1.2/Music /home/dbott/music   smbfs  auto,username=dbott,password=mysecretpassword,uid=1000,umask=000,user   0 0
</code>

**The better way (storing your username & password in a file only readable by root):**
<code>
//192.168.1.2/Music /home/dbott/music   smbfs  auto,credentials=/root/.credentials,uid=1000,umask=000,user   0 0
</code>

  * /root/.credentials is a text file that contains your smb username and password. To create the file, type:
<code>
sudo gedit /root/.credentials
</code>

  * and add the following text:
<code>
username=your_smb_username
password=your_smb_password
</code>

  * Now, make the file only readable by root:
<code>
sudo chmod 600 /root/.credentials
</code>

  * At this point, you can either reboot or reload your fstab:
<code>
sudo shutdown -r now
</code>

<code>
sudo mount -a
</code>
===== Debug =====
  * Generate a list of available shares (replace 192.168.1.2 with the IP or name of your SMB server): 
<code>
dbott@thedrake:~$ smbclient -L 192.168.1.2 -U%

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        PUBLIC          Disk
        Data            Disk
        Archive         Disk
        Music           Disk
        IPC$            IPC

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
</code>