Re: Getting autofs to work "the Debian Way (TM)"
* Jamin W. Collins <jcollins@asgardsrealm.net> [2002 Aug 04 18:49 -0500]:
> This is most likely because you are using a kernel with vfat support
> compiled as a module and the module is not loaded when you attempt to
> access the floppy with the fstype set to auto.
That was exactly it. mount(8) can load the module while automount(8)
seems unable to. I added vfat to /etc/modules and restarted the system
and autofs took off and ran as I expected.
> I take it you mean "mount" not "moun".
Ummmm, yeah...Bad keyboard! Bad keyboard!! Uh ohh... Down boy. Down!
> Does your /etc/fstab has the type as auto for the floppy entry?
Yes, it does. Thus my conclusion about mount(8) above. Thanks!
- Nate >>
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