[Shotwell] NFS library question

[Jonas Bushart]

Yes, there is an option to place the database in an other folder.

You have to use "-d" like "shotwell -d /WHATEVER"

I think this is currently the easiest way.

Jonas

Am 17.08.2011 09:31, schrieb Colin Law:
> On 16 August 2011 12:28, Francisco Borges<francisco.borges at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I use Shotwell with an image library mounted over NFS (the pictures are
>> stored in a NAS).
>>
>> Sometimes the NAS will be off line, or coming up, or NFS will just hiccup.
>> In such cases, Shotwell seems to lose all library settings, and when the NFS
>> gets mounted it needs to re-import all images.
>>
>> Is there any way to avoid this "lose all library state if NFS share is not
>> mounted"?
>
> Hi, I am new to Shotwell so my facts may be wrong, but I seem to
> remember that one can put the Shotwell database in a non-standard
> location.  If one put the database on the same drive as the photos
> then if the drive was not mounted Shotwell would also not have access
> to the database, so presumably could not remove its knowledge of the
> photos.  I have not tried it but perhaps Showell would just fail to
> start in some way.  Then if the drive is mounted and Shotwell is
> re-started perhaps it would find the db and all would be well.  Is
> that a valid workaround for the problem or is my logic flawed?
>
> Colin
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