On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Peter Bunclark wrote:
> I'm using autofs-4.0.0pre10 on Red Hat Linux release 7.1.
>
> It seems that if some directories from a server are not exported to
> the client, the whole /net mount fails even though some are.
Try the option "nonstrict" in /etc/auto.net.
ciao Arvin
> # cd /net/server.my.little.secret/linux
> /net/server.my.little.secret/linux: No such file or directory.
>
> # tail /var/log/messages
> Apr 23 13:27:31 tel03 automount[1481]: attempting to mount entry
> /net/server.my.little.secret
> Apr 23 13:27:32 tel03 automount[1714]: >> mount:
> server.my.little.secret:/dec failed, reason given by server: Permission
> denied
> Apr 23 13:27:32 tel03 automount[1714]: mount(nfs): nfs: mount failure
> server.my.little.secret:/dec on /net/nfs-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/dec
>
> So because /dec is a `subscription channel' on the server, I can't go to
> /linux either.
>
> Pete.
>
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Dipl.-Phys. Arvin Schnell
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