-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bryan Whitehead wrote: > >> But it's in contrib, there is an alternative in main => what's the >> problem? > > > The problem is while I'm a Mandrake monkey and can handle the misisng > package other SA's who just want a fully shipped distro don't want to > have to 1) ask for it 2) look for it 3) get it 4) install it. They want > basic things like nfs-network browsing to WORK out of the box.... we > CANNOT do that on mandrake as it ships.
Well, it does if you install autofs (and KDE network browsing for smb,fish - ie ssh, ftp, nfs, http should also for 9.2). > I have to add this as an add-on > post-install. Also, since I added it make the list of crap I have to > "watch for security related problems" bigger. If you think it would be good to install autofs when configuring NIS, tell me, and maybe I can get Pixel to add it there too (he added autofs to the packages that are installed when LDAP is seleceted, and DrakX also adds "ldap" to the automount line of nsswitch.conf in this case, so automount maps in LDAP should work out-the-box. >> Well, if am-utils is better, it should replace autofs in main (autofs >> can go to contrib). But, AFAIK, there is no alternative for uucp, and >> packages in main (postfix) contain entries in the default config for >> it (thus you kind of expect it to be available ...). > > > When mandrake had them both I used them both (I still use them both but > I have to add am-utils myself) I used autofs for NIS mappings. But since > It's limited to having maps for mounting, I needed am-utils for on the > fly dynamic nfs browsing. autofs works for this (see other mail). > If autofs was removed I'd use am-utils for > both... but autofs can't do both... so I have to add am-utils. > >> BTW, I haven't used am-utils, only autofs, but does anyone know if >> am-utils has ldapv3 support (autofs at present only has ldapv2 >> support, and this makes connections to openldap-2.1.x not work >> out-the-box). > > > If mandrake ditched autofs for am-utils I'd be happy and just use that. > Please check it autofs does everything you want, it does handles browsing by hostname in /net. 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/XPiUrJK6UGDSBKcRApWlAKCXpLWNy7mhHdb9g7wNWNUA4pQXSgCcDOOP vtIVBgYn/QYb1zXRkKLFGJY= =phiB -----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. *****************************************************************
