Plugin Wiki:ManagerAutofs
Manager Autofs
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. Manager Autofs makes the use of the Autofs service much easier, using a graphical interface to use this service for mounting (=making data accessible).
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 edit 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 Manager 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 the internal device is not mounted as /hdd, there are shown the 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, when you 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
