you should put actual numbers instead of $GID and $UID.
2008/9/14 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Send autofs mailing list submissions to > autofs@linux.kernel.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of autofs digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: How to use the user mount option (Richard Ray) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:00:03 -0500 (CDT) > From: Richard Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [autofs] How to use the user mount option > To: autofs@linux.kernel.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > On Sat, 13 Sep 2008, Ian Kent wrote: > >> On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 13:08 -0500, Richard Ray wrote: >>> I feel this must be a simple thing but it is not working for me. >>> In auto.misc I have >>> >>> flash -fstype=auto,rw,sync,flush,user :/dev/sdb1 >>> >>> In auto.master I have >>> >>> /misc file:/etc/auto.misc >>> >>> If I cd /misc/flash the device will mount but all files belong to root >>> If I add uid= to auto.misc the files belong to me >>> Should not the user option do that without specifying a uid >> >> The "user" option is an fstab only option. >> >> So, since autofs specifies the device and the mount point mount(8) >> doesn't consult the fstab. >> >> The only option you have is something like: >> flash -fstype=auto,rw,sync,flush,uid=$UID,gid=$GID :/dev/sdb1 >> >> As long as the requester is a valid user on the system it should mount >> as that user. > > I am a bit less ignorant now but this opens a new can of worms. > Is there documentation for mount options that are not valid in map files? > $GID and $UID are not variables I see when I run env so where do they come > from? > Are there othere variables that can be used in map files? > Can I use something like $(id -u) in a map file? > > Thanks > Richard Ray > > > >> >>> >>> Name : autofs >>> Version : 5.0.2 >>> Release : 27 >>> >>> Fedora 8 >>> kernel: 2.6.24.4-64.fc8 >>> >>> Thanks >>> Richard Ray >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> autofs mailing list >>> autofs@linux.kernel.org >>> http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > autofs mailing list > autofs@linux.kernel.org > http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs > > > End of autofs Digest, Vol 66, Issue 9 > ************************************* > -- Sincerely, Alexandr N. _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list autofs@linux.kernel.org http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
