fct@raybed2.msd.ray.com (FRED THOMPSON) (01/15/91)
We just started using our Ultrix 4.0 workstations. One thing we noticed was the automounter. It looks interesting and I was wondering if people could post examples of how they are using it (/etc/auto.master, etc.) Also, are there any problems to watch for. Thanks. Fred Thompson, ...!samsung!swlvx2!fct or fct@swlvx2.msd.ray.com Raytheon Co, Missile Systems Division, Tewksbury, Mass. 01876 -- Fred Thompson, ...!linus!swlvx2!fct or fct@swlvx2.msd.ray.com Raytheon Co, Missile Systems Division, Tewksbury, Mass. 01876
mathisen@dali.cs.montana.edu (Jaye Mathisen) (01/17/91)
In article <1989@raybed2.msd.ray.com> fct@raybed2.msd.ray.com (FRED THOMPSON) writes: |We just started using our Ultrix 4.0 workstations. One thing we noticed |was the automounter. It looks interesting and I was wondering if people |could post examples of how they are using it (/etc/auto.master, etc.) |Also, are there any problems to watch for. Gak. I tried using it and had all kinds of problems with things hanging. I'd wait a revision or two. Perhaps you could look at amd. I think it's been patched up to work with the DEC MIPS stuff. If you insist on using Dec's automount, I recall reading somewhere that stderr needs to be redirected somewhere. ie, just running 'automount' in rc.local won't cut it, but typing automount at your terminal will. At least i think I remember reading this somewhere in this group. Perhaps somebody will verify it.
kenc@madmax.Viewlogic.COM (Kenstir) (01/18/91)
In article <LIBOVE.91Jan16173842@libove.det.dec.com>, libove@libove.det.dec.com (Jay Vassos-Libove) writes: > I ... have found that problems only arise when the daemon > is repeatedly killed off and restarted. This is not true. There is a bug report (for 4.0 only!) and the cause is any NFS error, timeout, etc. What has been stated before is true; you must redirect stderr to somewhere or else NFS errors will cause the automounter to hang. /usr/etc/automount 2> /dev/console Solves the problem. -- Kenneth H. Cox Viewlogic Systems, Inc. kenc@viewlogic.com ...!harvard!cg-atla!viewlog!kenc