On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 08:39 +0300, Ronald Nsubuga wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hullo, > > > Joseph Loo wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 17:14 +0300, Ronald Nsubuga wrote: > > Hullo, > > > > I have a problem with automount using rcautofs which is generating an error > > message > > <snip> > > Starting automount startproc: exit status of parent of > > /usr/sbin/automount: 3 > > failed > > </snip> > > > > So i googled and couldn't find a solution off the net BUT whe i edit the > > auto mount files > > > > e.g /etc/auto.misc I see CDROM specified i opened up this for USB drives > > *removable -fstype=ext2 :/dev/hdd* > > /etc/auto.master i included the file /misc /etc/auto.misc > > > > And at this point when i run *rcautofs start* it returns positive results! > > > > <snip> > > rltashk:~ # rcautofs start > > Starting automount done > > rltashk:~ # rcautofs status > > Checking for service automount > > running > > </snip> > > > > Am wondering how I can achieve a quick way of fixing this > > > > I will be grateful and thanks > > > > Could you tell me what rcautofs is? > > I use autofs all the time to mount my home directory without any > > problem. > > thing is i have been using the rcautofs to start the deamon like it works for > other packages like rcapache2 etc ... > > BUT for this particualar one it doesnt start the deamon. problem is USB > drives and memory sticks anything that uses the USB ports > BUT fro CDROM moment i drop it in it can be read. > > When i start it that the error i get. > <snip> > rltashk:~ # ls -la /etc/init.d/autofs > - -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3126 2007-10-30 15:22 /etc/init.d/autofs > rltashk:~ # locate rcautofs > /usr/sbin/rcautofs > rltashk:~ # /etc/init.d/autofs status > Checking for service automount unused > rltashk:~ # /etc/init.d/autofs start > Starting automount done > rltashk:~ # /etc/init.d/autofs status > Checking for service automount unused > rltashk:~ # /etc/init.d/autofs start > Starting automount startproc: exit status of parent of /usr/sbin/automount: 3 > failed > /snip> > > > Just out of curiosity did you uncomment in /etc/auto.master auto.misc? > > Yes i did in both files in auto.misc i did for the removable and and in > auto.master i uncommented out the misc. > > I realized when i was updating the packages database and had to comment them > as they were before. > > having edited this file am I in danger? > > - -- > Best Regards > Ronald Nsubuga. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHKBT4Cf98HO/5vLsRAoB+AJ9jx739IMk08m4TVHeE/Pn/EU0RzgCgga3N > 16yMTs24dDP+AdLFAMx89YI= > =YZO8 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
First you should be addressing this to the mailing list and not to me directly. I am running opensuse 10.3 and rcautofs does not exixt on my system at all. I do not understand what you are talking about. I did a man rcautofs and id does not shown up nor is it in my /sbin. I usually start autofs up by doing /etc/init.d/autofs start It looks like you have not installed the drivers properly. I would first suggest that you start posting the /etc/auto.master and /etc/auto.misc files first. another thing you are asking about the memory stick aut mounts. You again need to mention which desktop. I run gnome and it automounts the various items with no problem. Which version of opensuse are you using? -- Joseph Loo [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]