==> Regarding Re: [autofs] some questions about the configuration; Guillaume
Rousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> adds:
Guillaume.Rousse> Ian Kent wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Guillaume Rousse wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I recently started to clean-up the mandriva autofs package a bit, and I
>>> have some questions about the default configuration handling.
>>>
>>> First, it seems autofs-ldap-auto-master, which is installed in
>>> /usr/lib/autofs, and auto.{net,smb}, which are installed in /etc, have
>>> exactly the same purpose: to automatically produce a list of available
>>> mount points from a remote host. If I am right, why are them installed
>>> and named differently ? Apart the fact that the first one is native
>>> code, whereas the others are shell scripts, they could as well get
>>> installed as /usr/lib/autofs/auto.{ldap,smb,net}
>>
>>
>> the autofs-ldap-auto-master reads the master map from an ldap
>> server. Only the master map.
>>
>> All the things in /usr/lib/autofs are system things, internal, whereas
>> things in the map directory, often /etc are the user maps. The example
>> program maps auto.smb and auto.net are, well, examples. Given a key they
>> return the entry for it. Neither returns master map entries.
Guillaume.Rousse> OK, I understand they have different nature, so they
Guillaume.Rousse> can't have the exact same naming scheme. But if auto.smb
Guillaume.Rousse> and auto.smb are exemple, they should not get installed,
Guillaume.Rousse> and especially not among configuration files whereas they
Guillaume.Rousse> are executables programs.
Guillaume.Rousse> I'd rather have called ldap.master.map, smb.user.map and
Guillaume.Rousse> net.user.map, or something similar, and have them
Guillaume.Rousse> installed in the same place.
You can modify auto.net or auto.smb to suit your needs. In that sense,
they are user-configurable automounter maps, and belong with the other
maps. I understand that autofs configuration is a bit overwhelming, and
the documentation is lacking. Perhaps we should focus on improving the
documentation.
>> The master map and the maps that are contained in the master map have a
>> different syntax.
>>
>>
>>> Second, it's not clear why ldap and nis use are triggered from the
>>> content of /etc/nsswitch.conf, while smb and net (simple rpcinfo
>>> listing) use are triggered from content of /etc/auto.master. Shouldn't
>>> all those syntax be available from both locations?
>>
>>
>> Master vs client maps again.
Guillaume.Rousse> According to my init script understanding, however, it
Guillaume.Rousse> seems you can't refer to LDAP user maps from
Guillaume.Rousse> /etc/auto.master, whereas you can refer to NIS user maps
Guillaume.Rousse> from there, using a syntax such as '+foobar', which is
Guillaume.Rousse> not documented in auto.master man page.
Your understanding is wholly incorrect. The following web sites are good
references that I use frequently. I hope they are helpful to you.
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/805-3479/6j3agk1v5?q=autofs&a=view
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-0211/6m6nc66nc?a=view
http://www.ldapguru.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=2029&forum=6
Regards,
Jeff
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