Chapter 13: Configuring the NFS automounter
Table of contents
Chapter 13: Configuring the NFS automounter
How automount works
When to use automount
How automount works
Unexpected filesystem behavior
Use of redundant servers
The mount table
Direct and indirect mounting
About automount maps
Master automount maps
Direct automount maps
Indirect automount maps
Built-in automount maps
The -hosts built-in map
The -passwd built-in map
The -null built-in map
Understanding map modifications
About mount point conflicts
Configuring automount
Planning an automount configuration
Creating master automount maps
Creating indirect and direct automount maps
Creating indirect automount maps
Creating direct automount maps
Setting advanced automount map options
Using built-in automount maps
Optimizing subdirectory mounting
Simplifying map syntax
Mounting directories from other operating systems
Specifying redundant servers
Using multiple direct mounts
Starting automount
Stopping and restarting automount
Unmounting automounted filesystems
Managing automount with NIS
Mixing local and distributed automount maps
Setting automount environment variables
Creating local automount maps
Distributing home directories with automount
Troubleshooting automount
Unexpected automount termination
Unnecessary automounts
automount error conditions