Autofs Automounter HOWTO

Written by Alvin Oga alvin@Linux-Consulting.com

1. General Info

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Feedback & Corrections
• 1.3 Disclaimer
• 1.4 Copyright
• 1.5 Trademarks

2. General Info About Linux

• 2.1 Brief History of Linux
• 2.2 Where to get Linux ( Free distributions and commercial ones )
• 2.3 Linux HOWTO Documents and FAQs
• 2.4 Linux HOWTOs
• 2.5 Grep'ping the HOWTOs
• 2.6 AutoFS Related Mailing List
• 2.7 Linux NewsGroups
• 2.8 Linux Networking related documents
• 2.9 Linux Document Search Engines
• 2.10 Other Websites
• 2.11 Linux Networking Related Books
• 2.12 Automounter Man Pages and source code

3. Automounter

• 3.1 What Automounter Allows You To Do
• 3.2 Some automounting tips excerpted from NET-2-HOWTO

4. Setting up the Automounters

• 4.1 Automounter Hardware Requirements
• 4.2 Automounter Software requirements
• 4.3 Check that your existing kernel supports autofs
• 4.4 Recompiling your kernel to support autofs
• 4.5 Generic System Files for the Network

5. Automounter Examples

• 5.1 Solaris Automounter
• 5.2 Amd Automounter Files
• 5.3 Autofs Files

6. Mount Options

• 6.1 General format for mount command
• 6.2 Mount Options

7. Testing Your Automounter

• 7.1 To Kill, Start, Reload Your Automounter
• 7.2 Verify the log files for any error messages
• 7.3 To See the Status of your automounter
• 7.4 Sample Network Monitor Tools

8. Automounter FAQs

9. Credits and Acknowledgements