> ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Dubbs > Sent: 02/25/13 07:28 PM > To: BLFS Support List > Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Autofs problem on LFS7.2 > > 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.
I will be installing KDE at some point,but sometimes I need to access a stick from the command prompt. Do you know if KDE uses autofs or has its own mounter? > >> 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. Thanks for your help MAC -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
