you can stop and start it via systemctl and systemd is going to make mounts for fstab entries automatically, I just put local drives in my fstab so that way I can copy mount files between machines
With these systemd mount files I don't need to touch the fstab, I can use ansible to copy the file, enable the service then start it. I can also have other services like Docker, Jellyfin or whatever to depend on that service. If the nfs share can't be mounted then systemd won't try to start docker.
So you can easily start and stop it as a service and you get your logging easily accessible via journalctl as a unit. But practically speaking there's not much difference.
With these systemd mount files I don't need to touch the fstab, I can use ansible to copy the file, enable the service then start it. I can also have other services like Docker, Jellyfin or whatever to depend on that service. If the nfs share can't be mounted then systemd won't try to start docker.
Yeap! You can even make an automount unit too! That way it’s mounted on demand! Makes life sooo much easier. I even do it for my external drives I use for backups
You must be confused. No one wants the actual answers in this community. They simply take scenarios a beginner might experience before doing any research at all and type them in-front of poorly compressed cartoon images. No thought or humor involved. Since everything is new and users are desperate for content, it gets votes no matter the quality.
I've had Linux problems before too when I was still trying to use it and I'd post the issues on like 4-5 different active forums and never get anything to solve it. So posting a meme acting like something is impossible seems like an amazing way to get instant help from the Linux knights.
Fwiw, as someone also recently new to Linux, I thought this captured part of the experience brilliantly, and without malice.
Of course op probably went on to google (and find) the answer, so I agree with you that getting the answer with this post was probably not the point. But it’s a quality shitpost, and I endorse it! 😀
Linux user here, this would have been super helpful to me in the past. I don't think it's that the world is full of master Linux users that don't post, it's that new people need more help and have more questions.
Oh that's easy! I have this friendly multi-page PDF that assumes you have an active directory domain already (god rest your soul if you're raw dogging kerberos and ldap raw) that walks you through the instructions step by step and...
I'll probably switch to simple script, since I don't like the idea of my laptop shouting my NAS access credentials into any available random network on startup.
Googling is so difficult for a Linux noob, and it takes a whole weekend to go through forums looking for solutions and commands to paste. I'm having much more success asking ChatGPT. ChatGPT and the Steam Deck have been the biggest factors in making me use Linux more and more.
I remember when Valve first announced SteamOS in 2013. It made me start to tinker with Linux. I ended up setting up and breaking (so much breaking) an OMV install on my old gaming PC turned NAS.
Make a copy of the file you're working sudo copy /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak
Ask a particular question to ChatGPT How do I mount a samba share in Ubuntu Server 22.04?
Read through the commands and try them out. ChatGPT is great for stuff like this, especially with follow-up questions, and giving you detailed info on error messages.
If you fubar, then simply restore your backup file and try again.
I use SSHFS and some pretty simple helper scripts for all my shared folder needs. Works pretty well IMO. I've never really used NFS nor mounted SMB shares on a Linux machine.