On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, Jim Carter wrote: > On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Ian Kent wrote: > > > On Fri, 1 Jul 2005, Jim Carter wrote: > > > OK, it's definitely time to upgrade the automounter to 4.1.4. > > > > Sorry to be a hastle but it might be best to wait for 4.1.5. > > It will be another bug fix release before I start working on enhancements > > again. > > > > If you are in a hurry I can give you patches to get you the most important > > fixes. There are three patches on kernel.org that should be included but > > there's at least one other that you should have. > > We aren't in a real hurry -- given the amount of changes we're making on > our net, it might actually be prudent to live with the problem and upgrade > automount later when the dust settles. There's only one server (the web > server) that regularly uses auto.home, and restarting the relevant process > is not a burden once you know what's causing the problem.
Absolutely. I agree with you completely. > > > What kernel version do you use? > > Most machines use 2.6.8 from SuSE 9.2. We're trying out 2.6.11 (SuSE 9.3) > on a few machines. > > > Do you patch the kernel with the latest revision patches? > > If I can get away with using the distro's module, I do, to avoid work and > screwup exposures when there are kernel upgrades. This is the autofs > module in the kernel sources for that version. SuSE has their kernel > hacks, but they don't do it gratuitously. That's great because we 2.6.11 is pretty much upto date except for a couple of patches that are coming through in later versions. I understand it's best to stick with vendor kernels whereever possible for obvious support reasons. Ian _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list [email protected] http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
