Rich McClellan writes:
> On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Ed Breen wrote:
>
> > It should first read the auto.master yp map and then the local
> > auto.master file. This then allows you to set up the home directories
> > and the exported files systems, followed by local settings. Also, I
> > totally agree with the new /etc/auto.master file being crazy for
> > example, who wants to automount their floppy, cd, etc from
> > /var/autofs/misc. (strange indeed).
>
> I've found that new grad students that are not trustworthy with
> "root" level access and too overwhelmed to learn system command
> syntax greatly benefit (as does the sys admin, also a grad student,
> not having to context switch from research to mounting/umouunting
> removable devices) from the entries for floppy and zip drives.
> Moreover, the entries provide a framework for someone new to autofs
> to tinker with a simple scenario. I recommend keeping the strange
> entries in the auto.misc "example" file.
I've got no problems with sample auto.* files. But the sample
auto.master file should either be empty, or have commented-out lines.
And the NIS auto.master map should be automatically used, even if
/etc/auto.master exists. The if/else test I saw on the Debian 2.2
systems is bogus (wherever it came from).
There should be a way of disabling use of the auto.master NIS map, but
that should be done in /etc/nsswitch.conf, just like everything
else. A file existence test is dumb. And the default should be that
the NIS map is used. I just want to be able to turn on the automounter
on all machines and not have to worry about anything else. I want to
manage the network from the server.
I wasn't impressed when I had to start reading the autofs script to
answer "why the fuck doesn't it work?".
Regards,
Richard....
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