How can I mount a CIFS share with a user ownership other than "root"?

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Issue

  • How can a CIFS share be mounted with a user ownership other than "root"?
  • Users are unable to access CIFS share since it is mounted with "root" user permissions.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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