autofs-config

autofs-config is a script that automates the process of configuring AutoFS using YAML format files. It is able to configure network folders running on SMB and NFS protocols.

Superuser rights are required to run.

# afs-cf
OR
sudo afs-cf

Usage examples:

sudo afs-cf
OR
sudo afs-cf -a -p --file /path_to_yaml_file
# The -a and -p options are responsible for configuring the file for mounting network 
# resources and the file with credentials for connection.

Tools and libraries

• Perl
• YAML
• AutoFS
• cifs-utils
• nfs-common

YAML file structure

Samba

---
mount:
  autofs_mount_config: /etc/autofs/documents
  autofs_mount_directory: /samba
  autofs_mount_master_config: /etc/auto.master
  autofs_mount_options:
    - timeout=360
    - browse
  autofs_mount_passwd: password
  autofs_mount_username: username
  credentials_file: /etc/autofs/secret_file
  fstype: cifs
  name: share
  network_paths:
    - folder: /documents
      ip: 192.168.122.204
      share: '"share"'
  options:
    - soft
    - intr
    - noperm

• autofs_mount_config is used to determine where the settings file for the network folder is located.

• autofs_mount_directory is used to specify which directory the network folder will be mounted in.

• autofs_mount_master_config is used to indicate where auto.master is located.

• autofs_mount_options is used to specify the options to be added to auto.master.

• autofs_mount_passwd and autofs_mount_username are optional parameters that store the password and username to automatically create a credential file.

• credentials_file points to the file where the credentials are stored.

• fstype indicates which protocol will be used.

• name specifies the name of the directory when the network folder is attached to the file system.

• network_paths describes the following parameters: the name of the network folder to be created, after autofs_mount_directory and name, the ip address and the name of the network folder that will connect.

• options describes the options to be used in autofs_mount_config.

NFS

---
mount:
  autofs_mount_config: /etc/autofs/documents
  autofs_mount_directory: /mnt
  autofs_mount_master_config: /etc/auto.master
  autofs_mount_options:
    - timeout=60
    - browse
  fstype: nfs
  name: share
  network_paths:
    - ip: 192.168.122.204
      share: /srv/nfsshare
  options:
    - rw
    - soft

• autofs_mount_config is used to determine where the settings file for the network folder is located.

• autofs_mount_directory is used to specify which directory the network folder will be mounted in.

• autofs_mount_master_config is used to indicate where auto.master is located.

• autofs_mount_options is used to specify the options to be added to auto.master.

• fstype indicates which protocol will be used.

• name specifies the name of the directory when the network folder is attached to the file system.

• network_paths describes the following parameters: the name of the network folder to be created, after autofs_mount_directory and name, the ip address and the name of the network folder that will connect.

• options describes the options to be used in autofs_mount_config.