1. Verify the following packages are available in the linux system:
a. cifs-utils
b. keyutils
***Thanks to Mike Burr http://mikemstech.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-mount-dfs-share-in-linux.html***
a. cifs-utils
b. keyutils
2. The following lines need to be added to the end of the /etc/request-key.conf file:
create cifs.spnego * * /usr/sbin/cifs.upcall %k
create dns_resolver * * /usr/sbin/cifs.upcall %k
3. Mount the DFS-R folder
mount.cifs -o user=windowsuser,password=windowspassword,domain=domainname //domainname/share /localmountpoint
4. Add the following entry in /etc/fstab if the mount point is to mounted with the DFS-R share continuously on server reboot.
//domainname/share /localmountpoint cifs user=windowsuser,password=windowspassword,domain=domainname,uid=200,gid=2002 0 0
***Thanks to Mike Burr http://mikemstech.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-mount-dfs-share-in-linux.html***

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