==> Regarding Re: [autofs] Automounting on /. deleting entire FS!; Martin Fick <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]> adds:

fick> Jeff, 1) Why does the automounter delete files (or entire
fick> filesystems)?
>> It doesn't, it simply mounted over your '/' mountpoint.  If you umount
>> /, you get what was there before (I'm guessing.  never really
>> overmounted / before).

fick> Actually, I have rebooted and that is not the case, everything IS
fick> gone, I even rebooted using another (backup) root filesystem (I keep
fick> one around for this reason) and mounted the old root and looked
fick> around.  Again, only the old mount points for partitions that were
fick> mounted are left.

fick> Are you saying that this not supposed to be the case?  Have I
fick> uncovered a bug?

Nothing is in /etc/ on your old root partition?  I don't see anything in
the autofs code that would remove an entire directory hierarchy plus its
contents.

-Jeff

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