mksmbcred Command

Purpose

Adds the credentials of the Server Message Block (SMB) client file system to the /etc/smbcred file. These credentials can be used for future mount operation of SMB client shares.

Syntax

mksmbcred -s server_name -u user_name [-p password]

Description

When you run the mksmbcred command, you must specify a server name and a username. If you do not specify a password as an argument with the -p flag, the mksmbcred command prompts for a password as a hidden character input. The password is encrypted, and the credentials are stored in the /etc/smbcred file as a server_name|username|password set. You can create multiple sets of credentials for the same server with different usernames. You can also create multiple sets of credentials with the same username for different servers.

Flags

-s server_name

Specifies the name of the remote host, which is an SMB server. The server_name parameter can be provided as a hostname, an IP address, or a fully qualified domain name.

-u user_name

Specifies the username for which credentials must be defined to access the specific remote host.

-p password

Specifies the password for a specific user of a specific remote host.

Exit status

0

The command completed successfully.

>0

An error occurred.

Example

mksmbcred -s xxx.in.ibm.com -u user1

Location

/usr/sbin/mksmbcred

Files

/etc/smbcred

Stores the credentials of the SMB client file system.