[vox-tech] autofs - visible mountpoints and mountpoint locations

[Ken Bloom]

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On 2003.06.29 11:17, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> hi all,
>=20
> i just learned how to configure and use autofs.  works great except
> for
> a few minor glitches.
>=20
> one of the minor glitches is that the mount point, say, /auto/cdrom,
> disappears until the filesystem gets mount.  for example, this
> produces
> no output:
>=20
>    $ ls /auto/
>=20
> however, this produces the the directory listing for the cd drive:
>=20
>    $ ls /auto/cdrom
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> in other words, when automount runs, the mount point is not there
> until
> you ls or cd into the directory.  when the filesystem gets unmounted,
> the mount point directory again disappears.
>=20
> i googled for this, and found that other people experience the same
> thing.  it kind of sucks because:
>=20
> 1. can't use filename completion (which i rely on)
>=20
> 2. graphical file openers cannot reach the filesytem.
>=20
> 3. having to tickle the directory before you use it is just
>    very unaesthetic.
>=20
> does anybody know a way around this?   in other words, does anybody
> know
> how to keep the directories visible even when the filesystem isn't
> mounted?
>=20
> i could've sworn i've installed mandrake systems at our IF's that had
> this behavior....
>=20
>=20
>=20
> another minor glitch is that it appears you can't automount onto a top
> level directory.  in other words, i can have the cd automount into
> /auto/cdrom but not into /cdrom.  this is frustrating, because i
> really
> like having the mountpoint /cdrom.  can someone confirm or refute
> this?
> if possible, i'd REALLY like to have /cdrom, /floppy, and /jaz
> automount
> rather than /auto/cdrom, /auto/floppy, and /auto/jaz.
>=20
> thanks!
> pete

Mandrake systems use a different kernel patch called supermount, so it=20
sets up a fstab line where the fstype field is "supermount", one for=20
each drive.

It sounds like autofs creates one mountpoint from the mount command's=20
point of view, and lists all of the removable media drives there as it=20
discovers that someone wants them,

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