On Friday 25 April 2003 15:33, Paul Cupis wrote: > > Yes, but both have to be handled. Can you think of a basic premise > > where if a user doesn't have a process running, he needs the mounts > > still? > > Cron jobs, delayed execution of programs/scripts.
Still, default in user land should NOT be to leave these around, and hard mount them if they are going to need this type of behavior. > It can unmount them - doesn't necessarily mean it should reap them. > Perhaps you feel the same way about the other mount tools, and smbmount > GUIs? Yep, but the tool I am dealig with is Komba :) Each mount tool shoudl deal with this issue. Maybe a userland .kde mtab that takes precedence over /etc/mtab? Every KDE app at least can use the same one. > > Educate the users, then? They must have been educated enough to _mount_ > the shares, why not unmount them? Hehehe I see you don't work in the real world.. I hear this often from Linux Developers, but in the real world hard enough to get them to follow simple rules. If they (average office user) can find a way to screw it up, assume they will :) > Some special operation? Like mounting the shares? I assume you mean that > auto-reaped shares should be the default, persistant shares should be > an option? Exactly... But ps, automount won't work (Don't think).. it's great for making a cdrom or floppy available, when you know the path .. -- -- "Catch the Magic of Linux..." -------------------------------------------------------- Michael Peddemors - Senior Consultant LinuxAdministration - Internet Services NetworkServices - Programming - Security Wizard IT Services http://www.wizard.ca Linux Support Specialist - http://www.linuxmagic.com LinuxMagic is a Registered TradeMark of Wizard Tower TechnoServices Ltd. -------------------------------------------------------- (604)589-0037 Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
