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Re: systemd automount - Parameter TimeoutIdleSec ignored?



Am 08.12.2016 um 13:33 schrieb Andreas Born:
> Hi all,
> I need a device to be automatically mounted on access and unmounted when being
> idle. My /etc/fstab entry:
> 
> /dev/sdc1  /mnt/auto  ext4  defaults,noauto,x-systemd.automount,\
> x-systemd.idle-timeout=10   0   0
> 
> Systemd correctly creates the mnt-auto.mount und mnt-auto.automount unit files
> and automounting works perfectly.
> 
> x-systemd.idle-timeout=10 is getting translated to TimeoutIdleSec=10s within
> mnt-auto.automount. According to the manpages (sytemd.automount(5)),  the
> parameter TimeoutIdleSec specifies the time interval after which the device is
> to be be unmounted:
> 
> "TimeoutIdleSec: Configures an idle timeout. Once the mount has been idle for
> the specified time, systemd will attempt to unmount."
> 
> However, this never happens. It seems that this parameter is completely
> ignored and the device never unmounted.
> 
> Is it a bug, or what did i miss to get it working?

Are you sure nothing is keeping that FS busy?


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