How to make system wait for network during boot?

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@Tracy.11011012

I've been reading elswhere and just as you say, the "x-systemd.automount" seems perfect for what I want to do. How do I do that?

You need to edit /etc/fstab and find the entry that matches your network share, which looks like it would be on line # 14. Around the end of the line there are a few options separated by commas i.e.:

credential=/root/.smbcredentials_auto,uid=1000,gid=1000

Append any new options at the end, also separated by a comma:

credential=/root/.smbcredentials_auto,uid=1000,gid=1000,x-systemd.automount

Note that you need admin privileges to edit the /etc/fstab file:

Three ways to edit files and folders as root

1: Run nautilus as root. In the terminal type: sudo nautilus. Navigate to Computer. Some people say this is dangerous but I never had a prob. 2: Open Home and hit CTRL+L to open a location. Then type admin:// Then Enter. 3: Install nautilus-admin to get a right click option to open a file or folder as root. This is the most convenient and specific way. sudo apt install nautilus-admin

If you prefer, you can also do this from the command line, for example:

sudo nano /ets/fstab

To save changes made with nano Save with Ctrl+O and exit with Ctrl+X. But it doesn't matter which method you use, just mentioning this for completeness.

@Tracy.11011012

Note: I read about it here but my head started hurting before I could make sense of all of it.

Honestly, this is the new syntax that also makes my head hurt... I know that everything in a single line gets all cramped and cryptic, but it's much easier to follow (in my opinion). If this doesn't work, we can take a look at this later.