Hi list, I have upgraded from 2.2.17 kernel to 2.4.16 and found that local mounts within the export directory are not visible on the same machine anymore. It seems to have to do with the new feature: bind instead of symlinks. Thanks for any hints - Marcus
##---- this is auto.master /distal /etc/auto.distal ##---- line in auto.distal ernie ernie.physik.uni-marburg.de:/local ##---- line in /etc/fstab ... /dev/hdc1 /local/rescue ext2 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 2 ##---- here is everything ok... ernie:/# ls /local/rescue/ install lost+found ##---- this unfortunately does not work: directory content not visible - WHY? ernie:/# ls /distal/ernie/rescue ##---- this is mounted using 2.4.16 kernel ernie:/# mount ... /dev/hdc1 on /local/rescue type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro) ... automount(pid13200) on /distal type autofs (rw,fd=5,pgrp=13200,minproto=2,maxproto=3) /local on /distal/ernie type none (rw,bind) ##---- entries in /var/log/daemon.log: ... Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: parse(sun): gathered options: rw Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: parse(sun): core of entry: ernie.physik.uni-marburg.de:/local Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: mount(nfs): ernie is local, doing bind Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: mount(bind): calling mkdir /distal/ernie Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: mount(bind): calling mount --bind /local /distal/ernie Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: mount(bind): mounted /local type bind on /distal/ernie ... ##---- daemon.log used to be like that before (with 2.2.17 kernel, very similar machine): ... Jan 3 19:03:35 pc13155 automount[30387]: parse(sun): gathered options: rw Jan 3 19:03:35 pc13155 automount[30387]: parse(sun): core of entry: goofy.physik.uni-marburg.de:/local Jan 3 19:03:35 pc13155 automount[30387]: mount(nfs): goofy is local, doing bind Jan 3 19:03:35 pc13155 automount[30387]: mount(bind): symlinked /distal/goofy - > /local -- +------------------------------------------------------- | Dr.-Ing. Marcus Eger | Philipps Universitaet Marburg | Fachbereich Physik AG Neurophysik | Renthof 7 | 35032 Marburg | Tel. ++49 +6421 282-4169 | Fax ++49 +6421 282-7034 +-------- ><> ------------------------------------------- | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NEW) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OLD) | WWW: http://neuro.physik.uni-marburg.de/~eger (NEW) +--------------------------------------------------------
