How Autofs Navigates Through the Network (Maps)

Autofs searches a series of maps to navigate its way through the network. Maps are files that contain information such as the password entries of all users on a network or the names of all host computers on a network, that is, network-wide equivalents of UNIX administration files. Maps are available locally or through a network name service like NIS or NIS+. You create maps to meet the needs of your environment using the Solstice System Management Tools. See "Modifying How Autofs Navigates the Network (Modifying Maps)".