Is it possible to do a "simple" SMB share for an USB harddrive (without OMV "managing" those drives)?

Zitat von SiegwardOfCatarina

The simple question is: Is the second scenario also possible?

That's not possible.

Since OMV runs on top of a Debian server install it might be possible to do using Debian server. But then this has nothing at all to do with OMV. And it might even disturb OMV from using some parts of Debian Linux.

Here is an article about udev and how it can be used to run a script when a USB stick is plugged in and one when it is removed.

https://www.tecmint.com/udev-f…tion-management-in-linux/

So what you might do is to use this technique and modify the scripts to create or delete SMB share(s), exactly in they way that you want to do it, for the USB stick as a response to plugging it in or removing it.

And then you will have exactly what you want. Automatic SMB share after plugging in the USB stick with the security, user and/or password just as you like it. Possibly even automatically start playing media on the drive or cloning it. Or adding files to the drive. Anything you want!

Add watchdog timers to detect errors and clean up hanged software or other errors. The USB unplugged script could even reboot for the ultimate in cleaning up.

However, please note that OMV is not involved. It is even possible that the scripts will break or disturb OMV. You might need to restart SMB, for instance.

I would suggest that you do this as a project on a separate RPi that is ONLY used for this and not running OMV at all. You can connect over the network to a OMV NAS as needed.

If/when you get something working, please report back here. It is an interesting functionality and it might be useful for many situations.

Security dongle with access logging. Media playback. Backup of USB devices, like smartphone or camera. Update contents of a ebook reader. Could even be combined with loading the device.

All just by plugging a USB device in and waiting a while.