Re: autofs-3.1.5

[H. Peter Anvin]

Richard Gooch wrote:
> >
> > Reading /etc/nsswitch.conf seems like the right thing to do.
> 
> That would have caused more frustration, since (as someone has already
> pointed out) the autofs script didn't look at /etc/nsswitch.conf.
> The if/else test was hardwired into the autofs script, so the only way
> I could get my auto.master NIS map to be used at all was to remove
> /etc/auto.master (a good idea anyway since it was creating silly
> "sample" maps) or edit the script (evil).
> 

It still seems like the right thing to do.

        -hpa