How to mount CIFS shares in the rescue mode?

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Issue

  • Is it possible to mount CIFS shares in the rescue mode?
  • How to mount CIFS shares in the rescue mode?
  • Mount gives the following errors in the rescue mode.
 sh-3.1# mount -t cifs -o username=xxxxx,password=xxxxxx //server/share /mnt/
 mount error: cifs filesystem not supported by the system  
 Refer to mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • Rescue mode

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