Using fusesmb
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What is fusesmb
Fusesmb is an extension of fuse (filesystem is userspace).
It allows the file manager, in the case of BEL SBX, that is Thunar, to access all smb or samba shares on a network and mount them.
How is it implemented
In BEL SBX, fusesmb is mounted to the /Shares directory, which is linked to the desktop as well.
If one needs to start fusesmb manually, you will type at the command line
# fusesmb /[mountdirname]
In the case of BEL SBX, that would be the /Shares dir.
# fusesmb /Shares
How to stop fusesmb
Stopping fusesmb may become necessary for a number of reasons. Before remastering or installing are just a couple.
Stopping fusesmb is as simple as unmounting the directory it is mounted to. In the case of BEL SBX, this would be the /Shares dir.
# umount /Shares
If this for some odd reason does not work, you can ( though not recommended ) kill the process for fusesmb.
first, find the suid for fusesmb, easily done by typing
# ps -A
This will provide a list of all apps and services running. Look through the list and find fusesmb, to the left of it, you will see a number, for example, 5139. Then you would type in
# kill 5139
You will get a regular prompt back and if you open the /Shares dir, you will find it now empty.
Summary of using fusesmb
Fusesmb is a very handy tool and provides immediate access to smb (samba) shares anywhere on the network. This saves the user from hunting down and searching the network and having to enter manually the name of a given single share.
It can be started (mounted) and stopped (unmounted) very easily and makes the the task of accessing one or several smb shares a task that does not kill productivity or efficiency. It enables the user to accomplish more in a quicker time.
