Runbook: Mount /dev/sdd1 and Configure Samba Share
Date: 2026-02-18 Disk: /dev/sdd1 (ext4, label: data, ~3.6TB) Mount Point: /mnt/data Samba Share Name: Data
1. Create Mount Point
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/data
2. Configure /etc/fstab
The original entry had invalid options for ext4 (uid, gid, iocharset, umask are for NTFS/FAT only).
Before:
UUID=94a20060-e08f-40e4-b846-0f7a9398da04 /mnt/data ext4 defaults,uid=1000,gid=1000,iocharset=utf8,umask=022 0 0
After:
UUID=94a20060-e08f-40e4-b846-0f7a9398da04 /mnt/data ext4 defaults 0 2
3. Mount and Set Ownership
sudo mount -a
sudo chown jinsoo:jinsoo /mnt/data
4. Configure Samba Share
Added the following section to /etc/samba/smb.conf:
[Data]
comment = EXT4 Data Drive
path = /mnt/data
browsable = yes
read only = no
guest ok = no
valid users = jinsoo
force user = jinsoo
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
5. Validate and Restart Samba
# Validate config
testparm -s
# Restart Samba
sudo systemctl restart smbd
6. Access from Clients
| OS | Address |
|---|---|
| Windows | \\<server-ip>\Data |
| macOS | smb://<server-ip>/Data |
| Linux | smb://<server-ip>/Data |
Notes
- Disk is nearly full (3.6T used / 3.6T total, ~9.7G free).
- Samba password was not changed; existing
jinsooSMB credentials apply. - The share follows the same pattern as existing
[Backup]and[Database]shares.