FS#59127 - [autofs] Mounting cifs a la "network neighbourhood" not possible with autofs
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Opened by Martin Anantharaman (MAnantharaman) - Sunday, 24 June 2018, 11:16 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Sunday, 24 June 2018, 15:50 GMT
Opened by Martin Anantharaman (MAnantharaman) - Sunday, 24 June 2018, 11:16 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Sunday, 24 June 2018, 15:50 GMT
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Description: While it is possible to mount cifs
remote-filesystems with autofs with appropriate
map-definitions and also mount shares of a SPECIFIC SINGLE
host with the auto.smb program-map, it is not possible to
browse and access all SMB-servers in the same fashion as the
Windows network-neighbourhood. Existing options
(file-managers, smbnetfs, etc.) are unsatisfactory as they
by-pass autofs and cifs sacrificing performance and
scalability (e.g. with the multiuser-feature of cifs).
Additional info: * package version(s): Current repo-versions (synced yesterday * config and/or log files etc. Feature-request: Arch-Linux as cutting-edge distribution should offer a solution - and I offer to contribute a system I have spun off from auto.smb which works briefly as follows: - 3 new program-maps map a single smb-share ("smbshare"), shares of a given server ("smbhost", referencing the previous map), or a complete neighbourhood tree ("smbtree", again referencing the first map). This last one actually creates and updates file-maps for the whole tree. - a special "smbroots" file-map activates the third program-map mentioned in last bullet. In principle it (or similar "activation-maps") could also provide a single host, single share, single domain, or flat list of all servers (all domains) in browsable form. - these maps are added to auto.master appropriately Result: Under the autofs mount-point of the "smbroots" map one can browse and then access the complete neighbourhood (in configurable form, e.g. with/without all servers on same level as domains) - but lazy mounting assures that any one share is mounted just once and only on demand. If you are interested in adopting/supporting this I can provide as-is/unsupported - I lack the time myself to package or support it for broader use. Regards, Martin |
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Closed by Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Sunday, 24 June 2018, 15:50 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: We ship software as close to upstream as possible. This sounds like it should be an AUR package at best.
Sunday, 24 June 2018, 15:50 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: We ship software as close to upstream as possible. This sounds like it should be an AUR package at best.