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| − | Install autofs | + | '''Instructions:''' |
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| + | 1. Install autofs | ||
$ sudo apt-get install autofs | $ sudo apt-get install autofs | ||
| − | Create map file with one mountpoint per line | + | 2. Create map file with one mountpoint per line |
# echo "desiredmountpoint -fstype=cifs,rw,username=mysmbuser,password=mysmbpwd,uid=myuser,gid=mygroup ://hostname/directory" >> /etc/auto.somename | # echo "desiredmountpoint -fstype=cifs,rw,username=mysmbuser,password=mysmbpwd,uid=myuser,gid=mygroup ://hostname/directory" >> /etc/auto.somename | ||
| − | Add mapp file to master map | + | 3. Add mapp file to master map |
# echo "/mnt/anyexistingdir /etc/auto.somename" >> /etc/auto.master | # echo "/mnt/anyexistingdir /etc/auto.somename" >> /etc/auto.master | ||
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| + | 4. Restart the autofs daemon and check if it is working | ||
| + | $ sudo /etc/init.d/autofs restart | ||
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| + | '''Notes:''' | ||
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| + | * There might be some troubles resolving the hostname of the Samba server. Using the IP address instead of the hostname helped in my case. | ||
| + | * For more details regarding autofs, see [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs here]. | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 4 December 2015
Instructions:
1. Install autofs
$ sudo apt-get install autofs
2. Create map file with one mountpoint per line
# echo "desiredmountpoint -fstype=cifs,rw,username=mysmbuser,password=mysmbpwd,uid=myuser,gid=mygroup ://hostname/directory" >> /etc/auto.somename
3. Add mapp file to master map
# echo "/mnt/anyexistingdir /etc/auto.somename" >> /etc/auto.master
4. Restart the autofs daemon and check if it is working
$ sudo /etc/init.d/autofs restart
Notes:
- There might be some troubles resolving the hostname of the Samba server. Using the IP address instead of the hostname helped in my case.
- For more details regarding autofs, see here.
