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How to make sure a Windows share (smbfs) is mounted only when there is a network connectivity present
I have mounted a Windows share in the fstab entry of RHEL AS 3.0. The entry looks like this
//jabber/EXP /mnt/jabber/EXP smbfs auto,owner,username=jabber
But the problem is whenever this Windows machine/drive is down or not available the Linux OS keeps searching for this mount point and the linux machine sometimes hangs. I want to know if there is a way that I can modify the entry or add some script where it will only search for the mount point if there is a network connectivity present between the Linux box and the Windows box.
Thank you
Harsh
//jabber/EXP /mnt/jabber/EXP smbfs auto,owner,username=jabber
But the problem is whenever this Windows machine/drive is down or not available the Linux OS keeps searching for this mount point and the linux machine sometimes hangs. I want to know if there is a way that I can modify the entry or add some script where it will only search for the mount point if there is a network connectivity present between the Linux box and the Windows box.
Thank you
Harsh
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Thanks for the clue. Can you please help me further with the map file. I took the above entry out of the fstab file.
In the /etc/auto.master file I added this line. I created the jabber directory under mnt and also the EXP directory under jabber. Given below is my auto.master file and my map file is auto.vol
$Id: auto.master,v 1.2 1997/10/06 21:52:03 hpa Exp $
# Sample auto.master file
# Format of this file:
# mountpoint map options
# For details of the format look at autofs(8).
# /misc /etc/auto.misc --timeout=60
/mnt/jabber /etc/auto.vol --timeout=240
My auto.vol file looks like this but I believe there is something wrong in this file. I am also not sure where do I enter the username and the password to be taken automatically in this map file.
# $Id: auto.misc,v 1.2 1997/10/06 21:52:04 hpa Exp $
# This is an automounter map and it has the following format
# key [ -mount-options-separated-b
# Details may be found in the autofs(5) manpage
# the following entries are samples to pique your imagination
#removable -fstype=ext2 :/dev/hdd
jabber/EXP -fstype=auto ://jabber/EXP
When I run /etc/init.d/autofs status it also gives me the Active mount point as
/usr/sbin/automount --timeout 240 /mnt/jabber file /etc/auto.vol
But when I do a df -k it does not still show the mount points. I appreciate your help.
Thanks
Harsh
In the /etc/auto.master file I added this line. I created the jabber directory under mnt and also the EXP directory under jabber. Given below is my auto.master file and my map file is auto.vol
$Id: auto.master,v 1.2 1997/10/06 21:52:03 hpa Exp $
# Sample auto.master file
# Format of this file:
# mountpoint map options
# For details of the format look at autofs(8).
# /misc /etc/auto.misc --timeout=60
/mnt/jabber /etc/auto.vol --timeout=240
My auto.vol file looks like this but I believe there is something wrong in this file. I am also not sure where do I enter the username and the password to be taken automatically in this map file.
# $Id: auto.misc,v 1.2 1997/10/06 21:52:04 hpa Exp $
# This is an automounter map and it has the following format
# key [ -mount-options-separated-b
# Details may be found in the autofs(5) manpage
# the following entries are samples to pique your imagination
#removable -fstype=ext2 :/dev/hdd
jabber/EXP -fstype=auto ://jabber/EXP
When I run /etc/init.d/autofs status it also gives me the Active mount point as
/usr/sbin/automount --timeout 240 /mnt/jabber file /etc/auto.vol
But when I do a df -k it does not still show the mount points. I appreciate your help.
Thanks
Harsh
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You are the Man!!!
Thanks a ton! Its working perfectly fine now.
I had to make sure the path name in the /etc/auto.master file was pointing to the right mount point. Its an excellent solution
Thanks a ton! Its working perfectly fine now.
I had to make sure the path name in the /etc/auto.master file was pointing to the right mount point. Its an excellent solution
man automount
man autofs