hi geoff
> mount -t nfs blackie:/home/suzanne/XXX/YYY /home/suzanne/XXX/YYY
> However if I use the automounter on teal as follows:
>
> /etc/auto.master
> /home/suzanne/XXX /etc/auto.suzanne --timeout 60
hummm....
> /etc/auto.suzanne
> YYY -rw blackie:/home/suzanne/XXX/YYY
didn't know we could do that...as long at it works...
> I get a well populated YYY, but all the (other) files in XXX are obscured.
exactly...
> /etc/auto.master
> /home/suzanne/XXX/YYY /etc/auto.suzanne --timeout 60
>
> /etc/auto.suzanne
> . -rw blackie:/home/suzanne/XXX/YYY
try the following:
/ec/auto.master
/.autofs /etc/auto.suzanne --timeout 60
/etc/auto.suzanne
YYY -fstype=nfs blackie:/home/suzanne/XXX
yourbox# ln -s /.autofs/XXX /home/suzanne/XXX
yourbox# ls -l /home/suzanne/XXX
yourbox# ls -l /home/suzanne/XXX/YYY
have fun
alvin
http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Amd_AutoFS/autofs-HOWTO.html
