> >
> > But that doesn't solve your problem; you still can't umount the old
> > directory if it is busy.
>
> I agree, I cannot umount the old directory. But I did not want to right
> away.
>
> I want to copy user data onto an new location and make it accessable
> immediately to the user using his/her standard home path. At some stage the
> processes on the old directory die anyway, which allows the automounter to
> umount the old directories.
I see. This actually could be done by allowing you to move the old
directory out of the way; I have to admit I'm somewhat sceptical to
the feature for a variety of reasons, but I'll keep it in the back of
my head.
> I just reporting here, in what way I abused the amd. I realy enjoyed that
> feature.
>
> BTW: I would like to emphasize that writing the autofs is a very appreciated
> task and I would like to thank you for that. I did not mean to critize you at
> all.
Not taken that way. I just want to emphasize that I specifically am
not willing to turn autofs into a kitchen-sink thing; I want to keep
the design reasonably simple.
-hpa
