Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Dear gurus,
>> How can I
> mount alfred:/common /common
> automatically when I login on my laptop,
> if and only if alfred can be "seen"?
>> If I just add it to /etc/fstab there is an inordinate delay
> if alfred is not available.
>>AutoFS should work for that. User CD's to their $HOME by simply logging
in, autofs mounts it for the user.
I'm sure you could also use udev, but it seems a little ott when autofs
works so simply.
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