-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bryan Whitehead wrote: > David Walser wrote: > >> Bryan Whitehead wrote: >> >>> Bryan Whitehead wrote: >>> >>>> am-utils is a very much-needed package for Linux to integrate into >>>> big "UNIX shops". >>>> >>>> NASA/JPL (at least in my section) is a big "UNIX Shop". Wiothout >>>> am-utils we are pretty screwed... is there a reason this package was >>>> removed from 9.2 ? Has it just been renamed? >>>> >>> >>> BTW, this package was removed from 9.1 also. I made my own RPM from >>> the only in 9.0, but it's still a hassle. >>> >>> When I reccomend Mandrake to other admins the first thing they ask is >>> "Where fsck is am-utils"? I then send them some RPM's... But it would >>> be nice if it was shipped standard... >> >> >> >> And you are using it instead of autofs because...? >> > > Because autofs is very limited. Example: > > With am-utils I can easily "browse" my entire network's NFS exports. > cd /net/<machine-name>/ and I'm browsing the exports of a machine.... >
You mean like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] bgmilne]$ cd /net/hermes [EMAIL PROTECTED] hermes]$ ls home/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] hermes]$ cd /net/hercules [EMAIL PROTECTED] hercules]$ ls home/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] hercules]$ ls home/ groups/ projects/ users/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] hercules]$ cd ../ftp [EMAIL PROTECTED] ftp]$ ls var/ (using the default autofs config, plus our own maps in LDAP which handle /cae - ordinarily I don't ever go in /net since most stuff I need is under /cae and linked into /home, so these were automounted by autofs) The defualt config also has some things under /misc (cdrom,floppy). BTW, if you choose LDAP auth during install, you should now get autofs installed, and if you have LDAP automount maps setup well, they should work out-the-box (I still need to test this though ...). Maybe David Walser can comment on some of these actions would be worthwhile for NIS also (although it may be too late). Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/XPc0rJK6UGDSBKcRAkKlAJ0frOTOZ3erczU/k5Lb6QXZ9g0N0wCaAs1w IZGJDDNZq9ID3/WS8oXsvHw= =gFSe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
