# How to mount remote partitions linux

A partition form a remote linux server:

```
sshfs user@server_ip:server_base_folder_path mount_path
```

for example:

```
sshfs user@server:/media/data /media/user/server
```

If you need to mount a windows style partition, use cifs protocol:

```
sudo mount -t cifs path_to_server_disk -o username=user,password=password mount_path
```

for example:

```
mount -t cifs //server/download -o username=user,password=myPassword /media/user/server
```

Where:
    * -t smbfs : File system type to be mount (outdated, use cifs)
    * -t cifs : File system type to be mount
    * -o : are options passed to mount command, in this example I had passed two options. First argument is password (vivek) and second argument is password to connect remote windows box
    * //server/download : Windows 2000/NT share name
    * /media/user/server Linux mount point (to access share after mounting)