Difference between revisions of "Plugin Wiki:ManagerAutofs"

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ManagerAutofs is a OpenPLi plugin for enabling, disabling or managing mountpoints using the Autofs service. Autofs is a program for automatically mounting directories on an as-needed basis. ManagerAutofs uses is easier, using a graphical interface to use this this service.

Autofs makes use of one main file auto.master with mountpoint records. Each mountpoint record uses its own auto.file with a unique extension (f.eg. auto.formuler) with mount parameters as one or more records (lines) with mountpoint parameters. To enable/disable the selected mountpoint use the 'Blue' button. Active mountpoints are listed green with an X.

Main screen

In the main screen you can edit the selected mountpoint/record in the auto.master file with OK button:

With the Yellow button in main screen you can edited the auto.file:

Menu

More actions for both files type are under Menu button:

Menu items:

• Edit record: ... edit record parameter
• New record ... add new record and fill parameters
• Remove record: ... remove record
• Create new record from: ... clone record
• Edit - - edit parameters for mountpoint in auto.file
• Add line to – - add next mountpoint record (line) to auto.file (note 1)
• Remove - - remove auto.file
• Help... - basic help for using autofs
• Add into extended menu or Remove from extended menu - add/remove plugin to/from extended 'Blue' menu
• Utility... - next options

note 1: one remote device can have more mountpoints:

Help

- here You can have a look at the basic help for using the autofs plugin

Utility

- next (sometimes) usefull options

If the AutoBackup plugin is installed:

• the user can add all auto.files and auto.master for autobackup
• run Autobackup plugin
• plugin can remove unused files from AutoBackup
• because the plugin creates backup files during work, user can remove this backup files

If is not mounted internal device as /hdd, there can be visibled next two options:

• 'Green' ... use selected mountpoint as hdd replacement
• 'Red' ... cancel selected mountpoint as hdd replacement

If autofs for some reason fails, then there are a few options:

• reload autofs, but in most cases you will need the 'stronger' option below,
• restart autofs with GUI restart - is needed, when autofs fails.

 This option must be used, whenyou have changed the parameters in mountpoint file (f.eg. smb version etc)

Options for bookmarks

• Reload Bookmarks - update bookmarks (done automaticaly on plugin exit)
• Clear bookmarks - easy bookmark manager for remove old bookmarks