Plugin Wiki:ManagerAutofs
ManagerAutofs is a OpenPLi plugin for enabling, disabling or managing mountpoints using the Autofs 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
Sometimes can autofs failed, then there are options:
- reload autofs (but in most cases is needed next 'stronger' option:
- restart autofs with GUI restart - is needed, when autofs failse, and must be used, when was changed 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
