On Thu, 2006-07-13 at 12:32 +0800, Ian Kent wrote: > On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 22:11 -0400, Daniel Richard G. wrote: > > On Wed, 2006 Jul 12 20:03:33 +0800, Ian Kent wrote: > > > > > > > > So there's nothing going on here w.r.t. checking whether an NFS/AFS > > > > server > > > > is up. It's about overriding what autofs would usually do---to have a > > > > program map return the (special-case) local path, preempting the usual > > > > LDAP/Hesiod request. (And if and only if the program map gives no > > > > answer, > > > > go ahead and do the LDAP/Hesiod lookup.) > > > > > > OK. Maybe a multi-map entry in the master map will work for this. > > > > > > /mit program,hesiod:/sbin/myprogmap -- > > > ldap,hesiod://foo/ou=auto.indirect,dc=mit,dc=edu
However I think my syntax is wrong. It should be /mit multi:program,hesiod:/sbin/myprogmap -- ldap,hesiod://foo/ou=auto.indirect,dc=mit,dc=edu > > > > > > It should behave the way you need. > > > > [I wasn't able to get autofs beta6 up and going to answer this, though a > > glance at the code implies that the answer is "no"...] > > > > Is this implemented already? Or are you saying that you'd prefer this minor > > extension to the master map syntax instead of allowing redundant entries? > > This is part of the original autofs implementation so it's definitely > available in v4 and so must be carried through to v5 for backward > compatibility. > > And having a quick look at the code suggests that it could be made to > function the way you require with some minor changes. > > Ian > > _______________________________________________ > autofs mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list [email protected] http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
