Feature changed by: Christoph Singer (xpuc) Feature #307746, revision 2 - Title: Yast2-UI to mount remote Samba/CIFS-shares + Title: Yast2-UI to mount remote Samba/Windows/CIFS-shares openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable + openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed + Priority + Requester: Desirable Requested by: Alex Müller (larx) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: At the moment there is no working Yast2-module to simply mount remote SAMBA/CIFS shares the "unix way" (i.e. with a directory entry in the filesystem a la "/network/sharename/"). - (yast2-samba-client seems to offer this as "expert  option", however I + (yast2-samba-client seems to offer this as "expert option", however I don't get it to work.) The different desktop environments offer access with the "smb:/"- protocol, however this doesn't work really consistently. E.g. it doesn't help with consoles and scripts, and even some desktop apps, - namely KDE's own Amarok, refuse to use the  smb:/-protocol. + namely KDE's own Amarok, refuse to use the smb:/-protocol. + More annoying examples (added by xpuc): it's not possible to edit + office documents on a remote share using OpenOffice, and Gwenview is + not able to browse images in a remote folder. So I think a Yast2-module - which should be simple to do, as it would - only be a frontend to /etc/fstab or /etc/samba/smbfstab - to - mount  SAMBA shares should be implemented. + only be a frontend to /etc/fstab or /etc/samba/smbfstab - to mount + SAMBA shares should be implemented. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307746

Feature changed by: Richard Colvin (allianux) Feature #307746, revision 4 Title: Yast2-UI to mount remote Samba/Windows/CIFS-shares openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Alex Müller (larx) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: At the moment there is no working Yast2-module to simply mount remote SAMBA/CIFS shares the "unix way" (i.e. with a directory entry in the filesystem a la "/network/sharename/"). (yast2-samba-client seems to offer this as "expert option", however I don't get it to work.) The different desktop environments offer access with the "smb:/"- protocol, however this doesn't work really consistently. E.g. it doesn't help with consoles and scripts, and even some desktop apps, namely KDE's own Amarok, refuse to use the smb:/-protocol. More annoying examples (added by xpuc): it's not possible to edit office documents on a remote share using OpenOffice, and Gwenview is not able to browse images in a remote folder. So I think a Yast2-module - which should be simple to do, as it would only be a frontend to /etc/fstab or /etc/samba/smbfstab - to mount SAMBA shares should be implemented. Discussion: #1: Sven Burmeister (rabauke) (2012-04-29 10:49:26) I support this request. Syncing folders etc. does not work via smb:// and thus an fstab entry is needed. The UI should ease the setting-up regarding no-auto in case the user wants to mount via the DE's file manager, credentials etc. The product should be changed to 12.2. + #2: Richard Colvin (allianux) (2013-12-06 11:39:20) + I support this feature too. Suse and Opensuse constantly refer to the + GUI of YAST to set up a system. Having an important network set tool + missing is therefore strange. Can this new YAST module included a setup + for CIFS mounts using the autofs mount method. YAST is now ported to + ruby and I hope a dev picks up this mantel to make life easier for many + small network admins. + Thank you. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307746

Feature changed by: Karl Cheng (qantas94heavy) Feature #307746, revision 7 Title: Yast2-UI to mount remote Samba/Windows/CIFS-shares - openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed + openSUSE Distribution: New Priority Requester: Desirable - openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed - Priority - Requester: Desirable Requested by: Alex Müller (larx) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: At the moment there is no working Yast2-module to simply mount remote SAMBA/CIFS shares the "unix way" (i.e. with a directory entry in the filesystem a la "/network/sharename/"). (yast2-samba-client seems to offer this as "expert option", however I don't get it to work.) The different desktop environments offer access with the "smb:/"- protocol, however this doesn't work really consistently. E.g. it doesn't help with consoles and scripts, and even some desktop apps, namely KDE's own Amarok, refuse to use the smb:/-protocol. More annoying examples (added by xpuc): it's not possible to edit office documents on a remote share using OpenOffice, and Gwenview is not able to browse images in a remote folder. So I think a Yast2-module - which should be simple to do, as it would only be a frontend to /etc/fstab or /etc/samba/smbfstab - to mount SAMBA shares should be implemented. Discussion: #1: Sven Burmeister (rabauke) (2012-04-29 10:49:26) I support this request. Syncing folders etc. does not work via smb:// and thus an fstab entry is needed. The UI should ease the setting-up regarding no-auto in case the user wants to mount via the DE's file manager, credentials etc. The product should be changed to 12.2. #2: Richard Colvin (allianux) (2013-12-06 11:39:20) I support this feature too. Suse and Opensuse constantly refer to the GUI of YAST to set up a system. Having an important network set tool missing is therefore strange. Can this new YAST module included a setup for CIFS mounts using the autofs mount method. YAST is now ported to ruby and I hope a dev picks up this mantel to make life easier for many small network admins. Thank you. #3: Richard Colvin (allianux) (2014-04-20 08:35:22) Would it be possible to get a response from admin / an evaluator on this request? By adding this feature with timeout /ifup/ifdown scripts i.e. when the network connection is lost will add value to the typical home user. A lot of work is currently going into YAST and believe it is a good time to implement this. How about including this in 13.2. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307746