How to force s3fs mount on boot

Question

I'm using s3fs 1.33 on Ubuntu 9.10 x86.

I mount it manually with this command:

sudo /usr/bin/s3fs mybucket /mnt/s3/mybucket -ouse_cache=/tmp

How can I force the mount on boot?

I guess that I have to write something to /etc/fstab. But what? And how do I test it without rebooting the server?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 14 '15 at 11:25

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Follow the Ubuntu RcLocalHowto to create /etc/init.d/local, and then put your command in that file. The mount will then happen automatically on boot.

To test, invoke /etc/init.d/local manually on the command line (as root). You should see that causes the mount to occur.

EDIT: doing the mount from /etc/fstab should work fine too, according to the s3fs faq:

s3fs#example.com /mnt/s3/blah fuse _netdev,use_cache=/tmp,use_rrs=1,allow_other 0 0

Reason to prefer the /etc/init.d/local approach: it's simpler to set up, just put your existing mount script in that file.

Reason to prefer the fstab approach: it's a more standard way to do mounts, and someone who doesn't know about your setup can just look in /etc/fstab to determine what mounts your machine is making.

edited Jul 14 '15 at 11:25

Sebastian Cruz

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answered Jan 10 '11 at 07:49

Phil Hollenback

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Is this the best way? Why not the fstab? – Alexander Gladysh Jan 10 '11 at 07:53
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Is that fstab line, it should be `_netdev`, otherwise mount will throw an error. – Steve Nay Sep 15 '12 at 19:50
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and how to test without rebooting -- `mount -a` will mount everything in fstab. Answered [here](http://serverfault.com/a/174182) with more detail. – Michael Greisman Apr 10 '15 at 18:37

How to force s3fs mount on boot

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