On 02/25/2013 10:04 PM, Cliff McDiarmid wrote: > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Bruce Dubbs >> Sent: 02/25/13 07:28 PM >> To: BLFS Support List >> Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Autofs problem on LFS7.2 >> >> Cliff McDiarmid wrote: >>> >>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Bruce Dubbs >>>> Sent: 02/25/13 04:47 PM >>>> To: BLFS Support List >>>> Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Autofs problem on LFS7.2 >>>> >>>> Cliff McDiarmid wrote: >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> I have just installed Autofs-5.0.7 as per BLFS instructions on >>>>> LFS7.2. The automounter is loading at boot up and I am getting a >>>>> bootlog of the event. However, the /etc/auto.master script does not >>>>> create the '/media/auto' dir. >>>>> >>>>> The entries under '/etc/auto-misc' can all be mounted manually with >>>>> 'mount'. >>> >>>> automount is supposed to mount directories on demand. If you want them >>>> to be mounted at startup, use fstab. >>> >>> Thanks Bruce >>> >>> No, I need to mount cd and a usb stick on demand at the command prompt. >> >> What window manager, if any, are you using? Generally that's built into >> a WM now. > > I will be installing KDE at some point,but sometimes I need to access a stick > from the command prompt. Do you know if KDE uses autofs or has its own > mounter? >
It uses Udisks/Udisks2 for auto mounting. >>>> BTW, the mount points need to exist >>> >>> Yes, /media does exist, but the BLFS instructions suggest the 'auto' >>> dir is created on demand so that one can access it, e.g. when a stick >>> is plugged in etc. > >> Yes it does suggest that. The text goes back to at least 2004 and no >> one has brought up any issues with it as I recall. Updates since then >> generally just checked for build and general execution but testing was >> not exhaustive. As I recall, I tested it with NFS mounts, but I don't >> use it on a regular basis. > > Thanks for your help > > MAC > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
