==> Regarding [autofs] Cascading/recursive autofs mounts?; Axel Thimm <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]> adds:

Axel.Thimm> Hi, we have a setup, where we would like to have autofs mount
Axel.Thimm> over NFS a certain folder and then bind-mount from subfolders
Axel.Thimm> to other places.

Axel.Thimm> Can this work with autofs? E.g. can autofs cascade mount
Axel.Thimm> requests?  E.g. if the first autofs request would require a
Axel.Thimm> second one to be performed first, would the second one properly
Axel.Thimm> mount the NFS share and the outer one continue with bind
Axel.Thimm> mounting?. It looks like the first one would lock
Axel.Thimm> /var/lock/autofs and the inner autofs request would fail.

Correct.  The way things are structured in autofs4.1.4, recursive mounts
such as this are not supported.

-Jeff

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