Mounted remote directory in MacOS is getting unmounted frequently

Question

I've installed OSXFUSE in my Mac and used sshfs to mount a remote directory which is hosted in a Ubuntu server (I usually ssh this server using ssh username@ip). This works fine, but I am frequently getting unmounted, which I again need to mount using sshfs.

Can somebody help me understand why it is happening and what is the way out? My host machine is running MacOS Catalina and remote machine is Ubuntu 18.

Any pointer is highly appreciated.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '20 at 02:05

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As your ssh connection remains connected I guess your sshd configuration is Okay. Use -o reconnect option for sshfs. Like,

sshfs USER@HOST:REMOTE_DIR MOUNT_DIR -o auto_cache,reconnect,defer_permissions

answered Mar 08 '20 at 02:05

Abdullah Al Farooq

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Unfortunately this still fails to reconnect automatically when I restart my host (Mac) – Bogaso Mar 08 '20 at 11:02
If you want your mount persist on restart, then you should add this script on startup. This may help, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6442364/running-script-upon-login-mac – Abdullah Al Farooq Mar 08 '20 at 13:38
I am still getting unmounted after few hours – Bogaso Mar 09 '20 at 04:38
Please check if it is the same for ssh connection, in that case you may need to tweak few ssh configuration in your server. – Abdullah Al Farooq Mar 11 '20 at 00:51

Mounted remote directory in MacOS is getting unmounted frequently

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