Chapter 15: Configuring the NFS automounter

Table of contents

• Chapter 15: Configuring the NFS automounter
  • How automount works
    • When to use automount
    • How automount works
      • Unexpected filesystem behavior
      • Use of redundant servers
      • The mount table
    • Direct and indirect mounting
    • About automount maps
      • Master automount maps
      • Direct automount maps
      • Indirect automount maps
      • Built-in automount maps
        • The -hosts built-in map
        • The -passwd built-in map
        • The -null built-in map
      • Understanding map modifications
    • About mount point conflicts
  • Configuring automount
    • Planning an automount configuration
    • Creating master automount maps
    • Creating indirect and direct automount maps
      • Creating indirect automount maps
      • Creating direct automount maps
    • Setting advanced automount map options
      • Using built-in automount maps
      • Optimizing subdirectory mounting
      • Simplifying map syntax
      • Mounting directories from other operating systems
      • Specifying redundant servers
      • Using multiple direct mounts
    • Starting automount
    • Stopping and restarting automount
    • Unmounting automounted filesystems
  • Managing automount with NIS
    • Mixing local and distributed automount maps
    • Setting automount environment variables
    • Creating local automount maps
    • Distributing home directories with automount
  • Troubleshooting automount
    • Unexpected automount termination
    • Unnecessary automounts
    • automount error conditions