We have a system running with a working samba share.
How do you make an automount?
Assumptions:
The samba server is called servix
You are root on your system
In the example the username is ron
The address of servix is known on your system.
Otherwise, create it in the file /etc/hosts
vi /etc/hosts
type there: [ip address of servix] servix
e.g. 192.168.1.150 service
To request a list of available shares on the server:
type in a terminal: smbclient -L servix -U%
Start a terminal:
We create a folder share in /home/ron/
cd /home/ron
mkdir /home/ron/share
Create a file .credentials in the root folder
cd /root
vi .credentials
username=ron
password=mysecretpassword
Save the above file and exit the editor
chmod 600 .credentials
Now we are going to create 2 files in the /etc/systemd/system folder
File named: home-ron-share.automount
cd /etc/systemd/system
vi home-ron-share.automount
[Unit]
DefaultDependicies=no
After=remote-fs-pre.target
Wants=remote-fs-pre.target
Conflicts=umount.target
Before=umount.target
[Automount]
Where=/home/ron/share
DirectoryMode=0775
TimeIdleSec=0
[Install]
WantedBy=remote-fs.target
Save the above file and exit the editor
File named: home-ron-share.mount
vi home-ron-share.mount
[Unit]
Description=cifs mount script
Requires=network-online.target
After=network-online.service
[Mount]
What=//servix/share
Where=/home/ron/share
Options=credentials=/root/.credentials,workgroup=ARMORICA,rw
Type=cifs
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save the above file and exit the editor
chmod 644 home-ron-share.*
For other mounts, adjust the share name for the desired share name, and for another user, of course, adjust the user name.
The folder must have been created there! (You can of course enter any place in your system where you want to mount the folder under Where.)
Activate the systemd service:
systemctl enable home-ron-share.automount
A symlink is created.
Start the service: systemctl starts home-ron-share.automount
Owner of the files: root:root , Filemode: 644
If you have any problems, check the log file! Possibly a firewall problem, SELinux or server not in hosts file!
