Linux - Getting the Inbox

Linux - Getting the Inbox

Issue

During the deployment on 2021-11-14 a script failed to ensure auto-mounting the new storage account called "Inbox".

Fortunately, there is a quick and easy fix for Linux users.  We apologize for you needing to do it yourself for existing Linux VMs.

The resolution needs to be done per Workspace by only one member of that Workspace.

Resolution

  1. Download the attached Python file (mountWorkspace.py)
  2. Upload the file to your Workspace in /data 

  3. RDP into any Windows VM in your Workspace
  4. SSH into your Linux VM and:
  1. sudo mkdir -p /mnt/inbox
  2. sudo cp /mnt/workspace/mountWorkspace.py /usr/bin/mountWorkspace.py
  3. sudo python /usr/bin/mountWorkspace.py
  4. sudo reboot
Once restarted you should be able to access your inbox share at /mnt/inbox

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