wmg@cbnewsk.att.com (06/27/90)
I was wondering what is the best way to configure your automount maps on a server which both imports and exports filesystems. If my server mounts a file system at boot time, it can`t mount the same file system with automount on the same mount point. Below is what I would like to have in both my fstab and my automount map. /etc/fstab entry on paint: /dev/xd1a /water 4.2 rw 1 7 /etc/auto.direct NIS (yellow page) map: /water -rw,soft paint:/water Automount will mount /water even if it is mounted. I understand that this is documented and the way automount is supposed to work. The reason for wanting this type of action is because I have ~10 servers which both import and export filesystems (don't blame me I just got this job). What I am looking for is the least number of this to maintain (ie. 1 NIS map, one cmd. to start automount, etc). I realize that what I what may not be quite possible. I was wondering how other sites handle this type of situatition? I have thought of several things (fstab mounts at a different point, different NIS maps for different servers). I was wondering if other people have a better solution, or how they handle this type of situatition. Email me your responses and I will summarize. Thank you, Bill Gilroy (201) 949-2566 att!pixels!wmg wmg@pixels.att.com