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The import folder path, configured in Salto, must be mounted to the Docker container, as Salto works on the file system. The import folder path can be mounted using either root user or rootless user.

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Prerequisites

The following steps are required for both Root user and Rootless user before you do the specific steps described in the sections below: 

  1. Install the cifs utility on the host machine:

    Install cifs
    apt install -y cifs-utils
  2. Create the mnt/salto_share directory inside the Physical Access directory:

    Create directory
    mkdir /mnt/salto_share

Mount import folder path - Root user

  1. Mount the import folder path using the root user:

    Mount import folder path
    sudo mount -t cifs //<Salto_IP>/<import_path> /mnt/salto_share -o nobrl,username='<Salto_Windows_Admin_User>',password='<Admin_User_Password>'
  2. Perform a test by creating a file in the mounted folder.

Mount import folder path - Rootless user

  1. Prepare a credentials file for the mount. The credentials are for the Windows service account.

    Prepare credentials file
    username=<WindowsSvcUser>
    password=<Pass>
    domain=<Domain>
  2. Create the mount for the Docker user by adding the following line in /etc/fstab:

    /etc/fstab
    //<WindowsMachineIP>/<Folder> /home/<DockerUser>/docker/compose/physicalaccess/mnt/salto_share cifs credentials=/root/.credentials,uid=<uid>,gid=<gid>,dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0777,_netdev 0 0

    If required, you can change the full permission (0777) for the dir_mode and file_mode parameters.

  3. Execute this command to mount:

    Mount import folder path
    mount -a
  4. Perform a test by creating a file in the mounted folder as the rootless user.

This article is added with the Smart ID 23.04 release.

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