On Wed, 2006-09-27 at 14:05 -0400, Dana Wellen wrote: > Ian, > Finally figured it out, simply put: > > auto.master > > /- yp:auto.linux > > auto.linux > > /some_mount_directory/example server:/nfs_export > > works. However if the yp map is changed to > > /example server:/nsf_export
That's what I said before. > > it fails. The error in the messages file aren't very helpful in > figuring this simple error out. > > Will the next version (5) work more like the Sun automounter? I know > in our case we are moving off of standard > Unix to Linux due to support being dropped for our main platform > (HP-UX) for our CAD software vendors. Yes. It does. > > What I am seeing with indirect mounts and ghosting is that the only > directories visible in the mount directory > are directories that are mounted or been mounted but won't show the > directories never mounted, examples: No. It only creates directories that it can know about in advance. For example, what directories would you create for a map entry: * &:/server/& > > Before any mounts: > > ls -la /proj > total 8 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Sep 27 14:02 . > drwxr-xr-x 29 root root 4096 Sep 27 14:01 .. > > ls /proj/some_directory > file1 file2 directory1 directory2 etc.. > > ls -la /proj > total 12 > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Sep 27 14:03 . > drwxr-xr-x 29 root root 4096 Sep 27 14:01 .. > drwxrwxr-x 9 root root 4096 Nov 3 2005 some_directory > > Well after the 60 second timeout > ls -la /proj > total 12 > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Sep 27 14:03 . > drwxr-xr-x 29 root root 4096 Sep 27 14:01 .. > drwxrwxr-x 9 root root 4096 Nov 3 2005 some_directory > > This directory holds over 100 subdirectories that the user can't see > and can only be accessed if > they know the name of the subdirectory. > > Thanks, > Dana > > > Ian Kent wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 14:02 -0400, Dana Wellen wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Trying to setup a simple direct map using nis and the autofs > > > automounter: > > > > > > automount -V > > > Linux automount version 4.1.3-67 > > > > > > > This version is way to old. > > Update it. > > > > > > > /etc/auto.master > > > > > > /- yp:auto.linux > > > > > > > > > ypcat -k auto.linux > > > > > > /proj server2:/vol/proj/xx_proj > > > > > > > Nop. > > There are an number of limitations with direct mounts in version 4. > > Single level direct mounts is one. > > > > > > > This is documented in the readme file in > > > /usr/share/doc/aufofs-4.1.3/README.direct > > > > > > When the autofs is started or restarted in the /var/log/messages I get : > > > > > > automount[25461]: cache_ghost: entry in yp:auto.linux not valid map > > > format, key /proj > > > > > > If I use indirect mounts it works however direct mounts would be a lot > > > easier for my users in that > > > they will be able to see the directories in the mounted directory. The > > > ghost function doesn't work > > > well because it will only show the mounted directories or the > > > directories that have been mounted > > > since the last restart of the autofs. > > > > > > > That's not correct. > > > > > > > If I copy the file to the /etc directory it still has a similar error. > > > > > > > Huh ???? > > > > > > > aufofs-4.1.3/README.direct > > > -- For example if we were using NIS we might have something like > > > the map entries below. > > > > > > In the master map: > > > > > > /- autofs.global > > > > > > and in autofs.global: > > > > > > /nfs/apps/mozilla bogus:/usr/local/moxilla > > > /nfs/data/budgets tiger:/usr/local/budgets > > > /tst/sbin bogus:/usr/sbin > > > > > > and so on. > > > > > > > Note that the RedHat package has a config entry that disables direct > > mounts by default because of the limitations. > > > > Change it if you wish to try using them (in /etc/sysconfig/autofs). > > > > Ian > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > autofs mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list [email protected] http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
