The following table provides a description and a pointer to many of the tasks that are related to autofs.
Table 5–5 Task Map for Autofs Administration
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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Start autofs |
Start the automount service without having to reboot the system | |
Stop autofs |
Stop the automount service without disabling other network services | |
Configure your autofs environment by using the /etc/default/autofs file |
Assign values to keywords in the /etc/default/autofs file |
Using the /etc/default/autofs File to Configure Your autofs Environment |
Access file systems by using autofs |
Access file systems by using the automount service | |
Modify the autofs maps |
Steps to modify the master map, which should be used to list other maps | |
Steps to modify an indirect map, which should be used for most maps | ||
Steps to modify a direct map, which should be used when a direct association between a mount point on a client and a server is required | ||
Modify the autofs maps to access non-NFS file systems |
Steps to set up an autofs map with an entry for a CD-ROM application | |
Steps to set up an autofs map with an entry for a PC-DOS diskette | ||
Steps to use autofs to access a CacheFS file system | ||
Using /home |
Example of how to set up a common /home map | |
Steps to set up a /home map that refers to multiple file systems |
How to Set Up /home With Multiple Home Directory File Systems |
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Using a new autofs mount point |
Steps to set up a project-related autofs map | |
Steps to set up an autofs map that supports different client architectures |
How to Set Up Different Architectures to Access a Shared Namespace |
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Steps to set up an autofs map that supports different operating systems |
How to Support Incompatible Client Operating System Versions |
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Replicate file systems with autofs |
Provide access to file systems that fail over | |
Using security restrictions with autofs |
Provide access to file systems while restricting remote root access to the files | |
Using a public file handle with autofs |
Force use of the public file handle when mounting a file system | |
Using an NFS URL with autofs |
Add an NFS URL so that the automounter can use it | |
Disable autofs browsability |
Steps to disable browsability so that autofs mount points are not automatically populated on a single client |
How to Completely Disable Autofs Browsability on a Single NFS Client |
Steps to disable browsability so that autofs mount points are not automatically populated on all clients | ||
Steps to disable browsability so that a specific autofs mount point is not automatically populated on a client |
How to Disable Autofs Browsability on a Selected File System |