Setup AutoFS

Install autofs

$ sudo apt install autofs
$ sudo systemctl enable autofs
$ sudo systemctl start autofs

Edit /etc/auto.master

$ sudo vi /etc/auto.master

/misc /etc/auto.misc  <-comment in this line.
#+auto.master  <-comment out this line.

Search External HDD

$ sudo blkid /dev/sda1

Copy the UUID

Edit auto.misc

$ sudo vi /etc/auto.misc

In this file,

hdd  -fstype=ext4, rw :/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx-xxx-xxxx

Enable Autofs

$ sudo systemctl enable autofs --now

Debug Configuration

$ sudo systemctl stop autofs
$ sudo automount -fv

Last Updated on July 9, 2021 by lama-admin