nerdybeast

Problem: Need to access Windows share but only when on the company vpn.
 - Tried mounting via fstab but the mount failed because I'm not automatically connected to the vpn when logged in
 - Created a bash alias that simply mounts the share, the problem is that it's cumbersome to start the vpn then remember to run the mount command.
 
Autofs is a great option as it will automount that windows share only if I try and access it.

# Has to install it (Linux Mint 19)
sudo apt install autofs

# Opended the "/etc/auto.master" file the install created and added this line: