How Autofs Starts the Navigation Process (Master Map)

The automount command reads the master map at system startup. Each entry in the master map is a direct or indirect map name, its path, and its mount options, as shown in Figure 31-2. The specific order of the entries is not important. automount compares entries in the master map with entries in the mount table to generate a current list.

Figure 31-2 Navigation Through the Master Map