==> Regarding Re: [autofs] some questions about the configuration; Guillaume Rousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> adds:
Guillaume.Rousse> Jeff Moyer wrote: OK, I understand they have different Guillaume.Rousse> nature, so they can't have the exact same naming Guillaume.Rousse> scheme. But if auto.smb and auto.smb are exemple, they Guillaume.Rousse> should not get installed, and especially not among Guillaume.Rousse> configuration files whereas they are executables Guillaume.Rousse> 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. Guillaume.Rousse> This does still look like a poor hack: if they are Guillaume.Rousse> supposed to be adaptable to specific user needs, they Guillaume.Rousse> should use a configuration file. And if the not flexible Guillaume.Rousse> enough, be kept as exemples in congifuration, not Guillaume.Rousse> installed by default (especially if not automatically Guillaume.Rousse> used). This is an opinion that I do not share. /net is configured by default, and so the auto.net map is used by default. Additionally, supporting program maps makes the automounter quite a bit more flexible that it would otherwise be. Guillaume.Rousse> And yes, documentation could get improved :) >>>> 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 Guillaume.Rousse> Thanks for the explanation, I understand better. Let me Guillaume.Rousse> rephrase: - it is possible to refer to additional NIS Guillaume.Rousse> master map from /etc/auto.master, using a syntax not Guillaume.Rousse> described in auto.master man page. - it is not possible Guillaume.Rousse> to do the same with ldap Is this more correct ? Yes, this is correct. However, note that the way it is implemented (currently nis only) is incorrect. Any included map should be looked for in the locations as specified in /etc/nsswitch.conf. This is currently not honored. Again, we're working to address this limitation. Guillaume.Rousse> BTW, the default init script is quite ugly, it calls Guillaume.Rousse> catnismap with each additional NIS master map each time a Guillaume.Rousse> line is found beginning with '+'. Patches are welcome. Please use the -up options to diff. -Jeff _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list [email protected] http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
