diff --git a/modules/sshfs.mod b/modules/sshfs.mod
index b22589f..4dada45 100755
--- a/modules/sshfs.mod
+++ b/modules/sshfs.mod
@@ -120,3 +120,36 @@ function mntBackup() {
 function umntBackup() {
   usmount /backup/remote
 }
+
+function enable_mounts() {
+  
+  DIRS=($BASH_SHELL_NETWORK_DIRS "$BASH_SHELL_HOST" "$HOME/$BASH_SHELL_USER" "$BASH_SHELL_DEV")
+  # echo DIRS "${DIRS[@]}"
+  CDIRS=()
+  j=0
+  cnt=${#DIRS[@]}
+  for ((i = 0; i < cnt; i++)); do
+    # echo $i of $cnt
+    # looks in ssh/config subdirectory of each DIRS if not passed
+    DIR="${DIRS[i]}/ssh/mounts"
+    # echo ----- $i, ${DIRS[i]} trying $DIR
+    [ -d $DIR ] && CDIRS[j]=$DIR
+    j+=1 || echo no directory $DIR
+  done
+  # CDIRS=("${CDIRS[@]}")
+  # echo ${CDIRS[@]}
+
+  module_load file
+ 
+  for CDIR in "${CDIRS[@]}"; do
+  # echo $CDIR
+    for f in $(_find -n '*.mnt' -p 'archive off' -d 0 $CDIR); do
+      #  echo "Processing $f";
+      [[ $f ]] && source "$f"
+      done
+  done
+
+  [[ -f "$HOME/.ssh/mounts" ]] && source "$HOME/.ssh/mounts"
+
+} 
+