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We need to transfer files from a Linux server to a Windows shared folder. we don't have any Samba server. Can you please explain a better way?

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You can mount a windows network share via the mount command:

mount -t cifs //server/share /mnt/ -o username=user
  • server can be the ip or the hostname of the windows server.
  • share is the name of the network share
  • /mnt/ is the mountpoint in the local linux machine
  • user is the username that has the needed privileges
  • you will be prompted for the password

After mounting just copy the file:

cp /path/to/file /mnt/wherever
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