==> Regarding RE: [autofs] [ANNOUNCE] autofs 5.0.0 beta1; "Rigler, Stephen C." 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> adds:

>> -----Original Message----- From: Ian Kent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:29 AM To: Rigler, Stephen C.  Cc: autofs
>> mailing list Subject: RE: [autofs] [ANNOUNCE] autofs 5.0.0 beta1
>> 
>> What do you have in the nsswitch.conf automount: entry?

srigler> I had "automount: files nis"

>> You probably already know this but ...
>> 
>> The default master map is /etc/auto.master but that can be changed by
>> setting DEFAULT_MASTER_MAP_NAME in the config or giving it on the
>> command line for automount.
>> 
>> Setting
>> 
>> DEFAULT_MASTER_MAP_NAME=auto.master
>> 
>> and
>> 
>> automount: nis
>> 
>> should do the trick.
>> 
>> However if you had
>> 
>> automount: files nis
>> 

srigler> So far, the combination that's worked is only specifying "nis" in
srigler> nsswitch.conf and changing "DEFAULT_MASTER_MAP_NAME" to
srigler> "auto.master".  What's logged in messages when I use any other
srigler> combination is "master_read_master: no mounts in table".

You should also be able to keep your nsswitch the same (automount: files
nis) and simply remove /etc/auto.master.

-Jeff

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