Darren J. Moffat wrote:
> The design document for mirror-mounts says:
> 
> For NFSv4-capable servers (only), providing the client's "/net" functionality 
> by the mirror-mount mechanism, instead of by the automounter.
> 
> Does this mean that mm won't provide the inital /net/hostname mount but will 
> still solve the  problem of multiple nested filesystems that appear over time 
> eg ?
> 
Precisely.

> /net/hostname/zbuilds/username/build1
> /net/hostname/zbuilds/username/build2
> 
> Where zbuilds zbuilds/username zbuilds/username/build? are all separate file 
> systems.
> 
> If I then later on the server create
> 
> /net/hostname/zbuilds/username/build3
> 
> Then the mm functionality on the NFS client will give me build3.
> 
> Am I understanding this correctly ?
> 
Yes, I believe so.

Jeff

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