NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NFS
Configuring and Administering AutoFS
Chapter 2110
# /etc/auto_desktop file
# local mount point mount options remote
server:directory
draw -nosuid thyme:/export/apps/draw
write -nosuid basil:/exprort/write
Following are example lines from the automounter master map on NFS
client sage. The master map also includes an entry for the direct map
/etc/auto_direct.
# /etc/auto_master file
# local mount point map name mount options
/- /etc/auto_direct
/nfs/desktop /etc/auto_desktop
Figure 2-15 illustrates how AutoFS sets up the indirect mounts for this
configuration.
Figure 2-15 How AutoFS Sets Up Indirect Mounts
/
/nfs
/desktop
/write
/
/export
/write
NFS server "basil"
NFS client "sage"
NFS mounts
/draw
/
/export
/apps
NFS server "thyme"
/draw
/pics
/bin
readme /wordtool
/pics
/bin
readme /wordtool