How do you get systemd to reparse /etc/fstab auto mounts?

Question

If x-systemd.automount entries are modified in /etc/fstab, how do I get systemd to reparse the entries?

Answer 1

I could not find clear documentation on how to get systemd to reparse /etc/fstab automounts without rebooting, so:

• systemctl daemon-reload will regenerate the units files in /run/systemd/generator but doesn't start new automounts or stop ones removed from fstab.
• systemctl start newmount.automount will start the mount. The .automount extension is required, as systemd assumes .service if not extension is specified.
• systemctl stop oldmount.automount will remove a mount not longer in fstab
• systemctl reset-failed will stop a previously failed removed mount from appearing in status messages.