Troubleshooting mount unit naming

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@DAC324

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[Unit]
ConditionPathExists=/data/backup

This statement in the automount unit prevents it from working here.

The ConditionPathExists works perfectly, but you need to adapt the path to your Where= statement.

For example:

Your want to mount something to /media/fritzbox , your add to the mount file Where=/media/fritzbox . You would need to add to the automount file Where=/media/fritzbox and in the Unit section ConditionPathExists=/media/fritzbox .

@DAC324

Hence, all you can do is avoid dashes in the folder names under all circumstances.

No, dashes work. For example

$ cat 'media-Fritz\x2dbox.mount' 
...
Where=/media/Fritz-box
...

If you received an error, either your Where statement is wrong, or you named your mount unit not correctly.

Btw., /run/media should not be used for a permanent mount, with a mount unit or a fstab entry. It should only be used for temporary mounts, like a USB stick or if you want temporary mount a partition via a file manager.