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Re: Getting autofs to work "the Debian Way (TM)"



hi ya nate...

> > 	# mount the floppy
> > 	/.autofs	/etc/auto.fd  --timeout=60
> > 	#
> > 	#
> 
> I am looking to avoid creating new directories, particularly in the root
> directory.  But what makes this directory different than
> /var/autofs/misc that the autofs package uses by default?  I'm not
> seeing why this will work and the default won't.

no particular reason... one dir is good as another...
	i keep all my automounts in one dir /.automount or /.autofs
	depending on with one i play with

...

> 1. Loading the vfat module on system start via /etc/modules which allows
> /etc/auto.misc to have -fstype=auto
> 
> 2. I have set the line for my floppy in /etc/auto.misc as follows:
> 
> floppy -fstype=auto,sync,nodev,nosuid,gid=100,umask=000 :/dev/fd0
> 
> 3. I have links in /home/user, cdrom and floppy, that point to
> /var/autofs/misc/cdrom and /var/autofs/misc/floppy respectively.

yuppers..

have fun
alvin
 
> Now I have an autofs system that will mount vfat/msdos diskettes and
> also allow reading and writing to those disks.  I also accomplishe this
> staying within the default layout of the autofs Debian package as
> possible.
> 
> Thanks for the clues!



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