hi kim...
make sure lcars is in your dns on the linux box
linux# ping lcars
if that fails.... use lcars.foo.com:/home insted
in /etc/auto.home
you cannot use this syntax....not supported
> * -soft, rw lcars:/home/&
that should be on a linux box..
home -fstype=nfs,soft,rw lcars:/home
c ya
alvin
http://www.linux-consulting.com/AutoFS
On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Kim C. Callis wrote:
> I did what you suggested below:
>
> # ln -s /export/home /home
>
> # cat /etc/auto.master
> /export/home /etc/auto.home --timeout 600
>
> # cat /etc/auto.home
> /home -fstype=nfs lcars:/home
>
> # /etc/rc.d/autofs stop; /etc/rc.d/autofs start
>
> # tail -f /var/log/messages
>
> automount[885]: starting automounter version 4.0.0, path = /export/home/,
> maptype = program, mapname = /etc/auto.home
> automount[885]: using kernel protocol version 4
> automount[885]: using timeout 600 seconds; freq 150 secs
> automount[885]: attempting to mount entry /export/home/kcallis
> automount[890]: lookup(program): lookup for kcallis failed
> automount[885]: attempting to mount entry /export/home/kcallis
> automount[993]: lookup(program): lookup for kcallis failed
>
> I have tried to make use of the suggestion of Thomas Schweikle (and yes, I
> did read the docs! :?) ) by changing auto.home to the following:
>
> * -soft, rw lcars:/home/&
>
> Still no go... But I am trying every variation that I can come up with as
> well as those that have come in as suggestions.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "H. Peter Anvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "Kim C. Callis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 2:15 PM
> Subject: Re: Mounting problems...
>
>
> >
> > hi kim....
> >
> > i am assuming you want lcars:/home to be your home directory
> > on lcars and on your linux box...
> >
> > my simple-minded solution for the above...
> >
> > linux# mv /home /home.suse
> > linux# ln -s /.autofs/home /
> >
> > linux# cat /etc/auto.master
> >
> > /.autofs /etc/auto.home --timeout 600
> >
> > linux# cat /etc/auto.home
> >
> > home -fstype=nfs lcars:/home
> >
> > linux# /etc/rc.d/init.d/autofs stop ; /etc/rc.d/init.d/autofs start
> >
> > linux# ls -la /home/kim_stuff
> > - should show your stuff...
> > -
> > if not...whats the content of /etc/auto.* and
> > the entries in the log files
> >
> > have fun
> > alvin
> > http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/AutoFS/autofs-HOWTO
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >
> > > > "Kim C. Callis" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have been attempting to have Linux mount home directories from my
> > > > fileserver. I am using SuSE Linux 7.1 and the FS is running FreeBSD
> 4.1
> > > > CURRENT
> > > >
> > > > On the BSD box, I have a /etc/exports that looks like this
> > > >
> > > > /home -alldirs -network 192.168.0 -mask 255.255.255.0
> > > >
> > > > The BSD box does in fact export the directories. But it gets a little
> > > > wierd when it gets to the Linux box. My auto.home on the Linux box
> > > > looks like this:
> > > >
> > > > /home -soft,rw lcars:/home
> > > >
> > > > I fire up the autofs and nothing... Now, when I manually force a mount
> > > > then everything seems to work somewhat ok. For whatever reason, /home
> > > > doesn't mount at /home but /export/home. But if I don't manually mount
> > > > the directory, then I get nothing. Although there is in fact something
> > > > mounted at /export/home (this is shown when I do a mount command to
> see
> > > > what is mounted. Also on the BSD box, showmount says that it is
> > > > exporting to the linux box.), when I do an ls, nothing shows up.
> > > >
> > > > I am not using NIS, and I have run out of ideas. Does anyone have a
> > > > suggestion of what might be wrong?
> > > >
> > >
> > > "Linux autofs does not support direct mounts."
> > >
> > > --
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at work, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in private!
> > > "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot."
> > > http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt
> > >
> >
>
