** Paul Tansom <paul@???> [2010-10-28 12:27]:
> I'd better clarify that subject a bit. I'm quite happy with configuring fstab
> to automatically mount a filesystem, using keys to ease the authentication and
> a keepalive in ~/.ssh/config to keep the connection active. What I'm looking
> for is an automated means of reconnecting if the connection is lost for some
> reason.
>
> Basically the intention is to have directories mounted between machines to
> enable occasional file transfer between sites (without the need for separate
> file transfer software), but some of the machines are shutdown over night, so
> the connection needs to be re-established if that happens (so a file isn't put
> in the local version of the mount directory by mistake), or if the ADSL
> connection is lost.
>
> At the moment I'm expecting to work with something along the lines of a short
> script that is run from the mounted directory. If the mount is active then the
> script at the remote end does nothing, if not then the version in the local
> directory will re-establish the mount. Obviously I need to be careful with
> security here, so will probably call the script from within another that does a
> checksum before running it (just to be safe).
>
> This all relies on a regular and frequent cron job, so I've been looking for
> something a bit more elegant. Either I've not found the right search terms for
> this (I usually come up with solutions relating to the keepalive functionality
> of SSH), or this isn't something that's been a major consideration for Fuse or
> sshfs.
>
> Has anyone got any alternative suggestion?
** end quote [Paul Tansom]
Yes, I do, what about automount?
Why does that happen so often? The penny drops just after you've explained
everything in an email asking for suggestions! I guess it's the process of
explaining clarifying things.
Still open to suggestion, but I've got something promising to play with again
now :)
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