Thus spoke Johannes Nix on 12-Jul-99 :
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> I have a running workstation wich is NFS client and also server (SMP
> Pentium II / 2.2.5 Kernel). Normally everything works.
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> Sometimes, about every few days, I am not able to mount files
> with nfs anymore. This happens with the local filesystems, with
> filesystems on IRIX and Linux Hosts.
How do you mount local filesystems via nfs?
How does that relate to autofs? Are you not able to mount "files" - I guess you
mean filesystems by hand from a remote box, or does the automounter not work?
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> Have to mention that there is a NIS map which refers to a direct mount
> for some SUN clients.
autofs does not support direct mounts. Check out Alvin�s autofs HOWTO
http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Amd_AutoFS/autofs-HOWTO.html
Frithjof
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