Re: autofs example
Hello again,
> Well, I too assumed they wanted it at startup. After all, it said:
>
> I assumed they asked about autofs because they had assumed that's how
> it *had* to be done.
Uhm, I assumed that since he knew how to mount it explicitly he also knew how
to enter it in /etc/fstab *if* he wanted it at startup. And as he noted
autofs I thought it was just a question regarding its configuration.That may
have been incorrect. :)
> Now I've never used automounting at all. What benefit does it confer
> when used with a fixed partition? (I can see the virtues with
> removable disks and remote machines like your NFS mount below.)
In my opinion it's a question of comfort. It saves typing, as you can omit
su, sudo etc. and the actual mount command. Ok ok, it's for the real lazy
kind like me .. ;)
On the other hand, if you wanted to remove, say, a floppy before autofs's
timeout, you do need to unmount it explicitly to ensure it syncs back. But
that's what mtools are good for. ;)
Yours,
Frank
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