Administrative Tasks Involving Maps

The following list shows the different administrative tasks you might need to perform involving maps to change your autofs environment.

• "How to Modify the Master Map"

• "How to Modify Indirect Maps"

• "How to Modify Direct Maps"

• "Avoiding Mount-Point Conflicts "

  Table 4-1 describes the types of maps and their uses.

Table 4-1 Types of autofs Maps and Their Uses

Type of Map	Use
Master	Associates a directory with a map
Direct	Directs autofs to specific file systems
Indirect	Directs autofs to reference-oriented file systems

Table 4-2 describes how to make changes to your autofs environment based on your name service.

Table 4-2 Map Maintenance

Name Service	Method
Local files	Text editor
NIS	make files
NIS+	nistbladm

Table 4-3 tells you when to run the automount command depending on the modification you have made to the type of map. For example, if you've made an addition or a deletion to a direct map, you need to run the automount command on the local system to allow the change take effect; however, if you've modified an existing entry, you do not need to run the automount command to make the change take effect.

Table 4-3 When to Run the automount Command

Type of Map	Restart automount?
	Addition or Deletion	Modification
auto_master	Y	Y
direct	Y	N
indirect	N	N