sshfs 2.2[2.4] No fstab support

[craig.fairhurst@…]

I thought it should be noted that the current sshfs version, 2.2, does not support /etc/fstab. The required version for fstab is version 2.4. The resulting effect is you are required to issue the sshfs command everytime you log in/out and/or reboot. Largely makes sshfs pointless at version 2.2, unless you append the command to bashrc and start Terminal on every login, to get around the lack of fstab support.

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[craig.fairhurst@…]

Thanks. I marked it as High because there is no native support in Mac OS X to replicate the behaviour provided by /etc/fstab. You can setup a "Startup Item" as a Bash Script in System Preferences -> Accounts -> Startup Items, however it is not possible to do this silently. (as the "hide" option would suggest)

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[snc@…]

Replying to craig.fairhurst@…:

You can setup a "Startup Item" as a Bash Script in System Preferences -> Accounts -> Startup Items, however it is not possible to do this silently. (as the "hide" option would suggest)

Have you considered a launchd.plist as a user LaunchAgent? It would be run whenever the user logs in (that is, their keychain is unlocked and you can use their SSH keys).

[craig.fairhurst@…]

Never used it before, rings a couple of bells, although not sure what I'd need to do. Will take a look. Thanks

[craig.fairhurst@…]

Hi

I've taken another look at this, the user LaunchAgent is simply too complicated. If sshfs could be upgraded to 2.4 it would be a big help.

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[dports@…]

The latest version of sshfs is 2.3, and even that was only released a month ago. There is no v2.4.

You can set up automounting from the fstab using the instructions at  http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/wiki/AUTOMOUNTING