On Sat, 17 Mar 2007, Ian Kent wrote: > Let me see if I can clear this up. > ... > The first instance of a master map that is found, using nsswitch, is > used unless it is explicitly specified, such as "/etc/auto.master", > ... > The first instance of each autofs managed indirect mount that is found > in the master map is used. The corresponding map given in the entry is > looked for by using nsswitch specified sources unless the source is > explicitly given, such as "/etc/auto.mymap" in which case only that map > is used. Additional instances of the same indirect mount point in the > configuration are ignored. > ... > Automount key lookups use the same rules as the lookup of maps above and > the first instance of a map key found is used.
Yes, this does clear it up. Autofs' philosophy differs from other nsswitchable maps, where a key is looked for in potentially every listed data source until found. Whereas, autofs identifies the first map that exists, and looks up a key in that map, and if it's absent, you lose. It doesn't go on to look for the key in subsequent data sources such as LDAP, unless the plus kludge has been used. (In any case, the first found instance of the key is used and subsequent instances or sources are not looked at.) James F. Carter Voice 310 825 2897 FAX 310 206 6673 UCLA-Mathnet; 6115 MSA; 405 Hilgard Ave.; Los Angeles, CA, USA 90095-1555 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.ucla.edu/~jimc (q.v. for PGP key) _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list autofs@linux.kernel.org http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
