Cliff McDiarmid wrote: > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Bruce Dubbs >> Sent: 02/25/13 04:47 PM >> To: BLFS Support List >> Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Autofs problem on LFS7.2 >> >> Cliff McDiarmid wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I have just installed Autofs-5.0.7 as per BLFS instructions on >>> LFS7.2. The automounter is loading at boot up and I am getting a >>> bootlog of the event. However, the /etc/auto.master script does not >>> create the '/media/auto' dir. >>> >>> The entries under '/etc/auto-misc' can all be mounted manually with >>> 'mount'. > >> automount is supposed to mount directories on demand. If you want them >> to be mounted at startup, use fstab. > > Thanks Bruce > > No, I need to mount cd and a usb stick on demand at the command prompt.
What window manager, if any, are you using? Generally that's built into a WM now. >> BTW, the mount points need to exist > > Yes, /media does exist, but the BLFS instructions suggest the 'auto' > dir is created on demand so that one can access it, e.g. when a stick > is plugged in etc. Yes it does suggest that. The text goes back to at least 2004 and no one has brought up any issues with it as I recall. Updates since then generally just checked for build and general execution but testing was not exhaustive. As I recall, I tested it with NFS mounts, but I don't use it on a regular basis. Sorry I can't help more. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
