Info ----- This script mounts samba shares. It's intended to be used as a firefox protocol handler for smb:// It may however be used from any application which supports protocol handlers or terminal. Dependencies: smbclient, mount.cifs You can see it in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t58Y_GXT9WM Instructions ------------- mount.cifs needs to run as root, so modify /etc/sudoers and set passwordless permission for either mount.cifs or this script This is the sample line that will alow this for members of the wheel group. %wheel ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/mount.cifs Firefox protocol HOWTO: ----------------------- In firefox open about:config and create new _boolean_ property network.protocol-handler.external.smb = true and new string property network.protocol-handler.app.smb Leave this one empty -- for now. Click on some smb link, the format should be smb://hostname_or_ip/ The dialog will popup asking for external application to launch. Select this script and check "Remember". It currently doesn't work with firefox 3.5b4. It is not the issue with this script, but rather with how to set it as firefox protocol handler.