hi lori
> On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Alvin Oga wrote:
>
> > client# cat /etc/auto.master
> > /.autofs /etc/auto.data --timeout 60
> >
> > client# cat /etc/auto.data
> > #
> > Data -fstype=nfs machine:/usr1/data
> >
> > client# cd / ; ln -s .autofs/Data Data
>
> the problem with this method is the clients all have to be modified to
> utilize this scheme. it's not an out of the box solution. This may not
> seem to be a problem to some people, but it is if you get a couple hundred
> boxes or a bunch of engineers who constantly reinstall their systems. The
I think that the above method works even if we have 1,000 linux boxes...
each linux box will have to have the binaries installed at some time...
during that time.... all the necessary changes can be performed...
-
- root-boot mode or single user or root-rescue mode etc..whatever that get
- you access ot the NFS network or to a cdrom or flash disk or ???
-
once your empty virgin linux disk/machine can find the "Master copy"
you can now run "install.pl" which will do all the magic of
copying /etc/passwd, /etc/auto.master, /etc/rc.d/* etc etc etc...
and do a few more symlinks for /usr/local and /home and /var/spool/mail etc
- all done with an install script....no problem...
but I think we are talking about the same thing as your /import/dist
and /usr/dist stuff... just need to add one more "install script program" ??
have fun
alvin
> direct mount map can be put in the NIS master auto.master file indicate
> the other maps and no additional work need be done on the client side. I'm
> not necessarily advocating doing less work, just that it makes life less
> complex for those you support if you can just hand them a box or have them
> reinstall their own system without a bunch of rules and regs before it'll
> run.
>
> When I last set up a bunch of NIS/autofs systems on the network I wanted
> the clients to be as generic as possible, this was a lab environment and
> it was important that they be easily reinstalled without a bunch of local
> hacks - I had to set up two scenarios depending on what OS you were
> running - solaris or linux. for solaris I set up /usr/dist, and for linux
> I had to set up /import/dist (among other mounts related to function).
> This was a workable solution in our environment because there wasn't
> anything before I set it up, and the solaris systems could use the /import
> scenario, also. But it was still two different set-ups that were operating
> system dependant. and therefore more confusion for the end-user.
>
>
> cheers!
>
