Normally, there is a "-null" option to the master map
which allows you to disregard an automount point on
the server exporting the mount.
Check to see if your (any Linux) version supports it.
> is it posible to have the mount point and key to be the same directory
>
> I wish to mount 1 directory onto a single mount point and use the same
> mount point as the key
>
> eg -
> I wish to mount some.puter:/home/user/dir as /home/user/dir
>
> but if I specify /home/user as the mount point the entire directory is
> hidden and if /home/user/dir is specified then I get an extra redirection
> which upsets configured programs.
>
> hence I wish to mount a sporadic directory to a fixed point.
>
> Is this possible using autofs?
>
> regs Mr E_T
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