Difference between revisions of "Using autofs (automount) with NFS"

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* ghost, an option which places empty folders in the base folder to make it possible, after the time-out, to mount the device again.
* ghost, an option which places empty folders in the base folder to make it possible, after the time-out, to mount the device again.


A typical auto.master file can look like this:
A typical line in the auto.master file can look like this:


'''/mnt /etc/autofs/auto.NAS1 --timeout=10 --ghost'''
'''/mnt /etc/autofs/auto.NAS1 --timeout=10 --ghost'''
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This way I have one master file which, with one line, controls the base of the system and one file which controls all my shares. But again, this is totally up to you.
This way I have one master file which, with one line, controls the base of the system and one file which controls all my shares. But again, this is totally up to you.
 
= '''Explanation of auto.master''' =
= '''Explanation of auto.master''' =
This file is created when you install the autofs package. You will need to edit it to make it work for you. The complete file looks like this when created:
This file is created when you install the autofs package. You will need to edit it to make it work for you. The complete file looks like this when created:
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