It's a classic. I haven't played around with Samba in a long time, but if I remember correctly, you can either: - configure SMB with a shorter timeout at boot

It's a classic. I haven't played around with Samba in a long time, but if I remember correctly, you can either: - configure SMB with a shorter timeout at boot - configure your Samba share to mount with automount. (See [1] for inspiration) [1] https://forum.manjaro.org/t/root-tip-how-to-systemd-mount-unit-samples/1191 https://forum.manjaro.org/t/root-tip-how-to-systemd-mount-un...