christopheprigent / sshfs_autoremount

simple script to make live or force sshfs remount so you can have a persistent cnx.

sshfs_autoremount

simple script to make live or force remount every 10 sec.
so you can have a persistent cnx.
Tried with sftp host by gandi.

you will have to configure ssh private key to enable remount auto.

Config

open settings.dist.cfg change variables :

          BIN_SSHFS='/usr/bin/sshfs'
          BIN_SLEEP='/bin/sleep'
        MOUNT_POINT='/mnt/your_mount_point'
               USER='sftp_user'
               HOST='sftp_host'
REMOTE_DIR_TO_MOUNT='/'
REMOTE_DIR_TO_CHECK='i_am_used_in_ls'
       SEC_TO_SLEEP=10

and save it to settings.cfg

Command line usage

just run sshfs_autoremount.sh

Sample output :

$ sh sshfs_autoremount.sh 
auto remount
live OK
live OK
live OK
live OK
live OK
live OK
live OK
live OK
live OK
auto remount
live OK
live OK
live OK
live OK