Using smbclient to view public cifs shares
May 7th, 2008 by webstersprodigyEasy? yes. Trivial? yes. But it is something I always seem to forget.
smbclient -L //localhost
Password:
Domain=[MIDEARTH] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.26a]
Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.0.26a)
data Disk Data
Domain=[MIDEARTH] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.26a]
Server Comment
--------- -------
HOBBIT Samba 3.0.26a
Workgroup Master
--------- -------
MIDEARTH HOBBIT
Just leave the password empty to do it as guest. For some reasone I tend to always mix up smbclient and smbmount (depricated, usually mount.cifs now).
Tags: samba