On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Brian Servis wrote:
> *- On 25 Jan, Rich McClellan wrote about "directory listing..."
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>
> Make a directory of symlinks that point to your actual mount points that
> are controlled by the automounter. Thus the symlinks will be orphaned
> links until they are used. Take a look at
> http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Amd_AutoFS/autofs-5.html#ss5.3.
>
> Example: Let autofs manage everything under /.autofs/net and then make
> /net a farm of symlinks to /.autofs/net as in:
>
> /net/machine1 -> /.autofs/net/machine1 where /.autofs/net/machine1 is
> created by the automounter when someone cd's to /net/machine1.
>
> #/etc/auto.master
> /.autofs/net /etc/auto.net
>
> #/etc/auto.net
> machine1 <options> <location>
>
Thanks for the reply, but I think that creates a new annoyance. The
problem with this method--I think*-- is that when the user leaves
/net/machine1 with a `cd ..` s/he will be in /.autofs/net which is
confusing to new users and annoying to others.
*I have sym links from /usr/local/<software_package> to
/misc/<software_package> and the above problem occurs.
thanks again,
Rich
