Justin Hahn wrote:
>
> It's something that's always bothered the hell out of me with autofs:
> It doesn't shut down "nicely", as opposed to SunOS's which at least
> makes an attempt. So I was wondering what issues are present from
> making shutdown a little neater? When I get a chance (something the
> next week or so) I plan to look at this, and having a little primer on
> what's wrong would be nice.
>
Actually, it does make an attempt. However, if clean shutdown is
impossible, you're stuck with an impossible request, and autofs makes it
your option how to resolve it: not shut down, or shut down as much as
possible.
-hpa
--
"The user's computer downloads the ActiveX code and simulates a 'Blue
Screen' crash, a generally benign event most users are familiar with
and that would not necessarily arouse suspicions."
-- Security exploit description on http://www.zks.net/p3/how.asp
