NFS Services Administrator's Guide (B.11.31.03) August 2008

Starting with the AutoFS mount at /org, the evaluation of this path dynamically creates
additional AutoFS mounts at /org/eng and /org/eng/projects. No action is
required for the changes to take effect on the user's system because the AutoFS mounts
are created only when required. You need to run the automount command only when
you make changes to the master map or to a direct map.
Modifying or Removing an Automounted Directory from a Map
To modify or remove an automounted directory from a map, follow these steps:
1. Enter the following command to determine whether the directory is currently in
use:
/usr/sbin/fuser -cu local_mount_point
This command lists the process IDs and user names of everyone using the mounted
directory.
2. Warn all users to exit the directory. Terminate processes that are using the directory,
or wait until the processes terminate. Enter the following command to kill all the
processes that are using the mounted directory:
/usr/sbin/fuser -ck local_mount_point
3. Use an editor to modify the direct or indirect map.
4. If you removed all the entries in the direct or indirect map, remove that map’s
entry in the master map.
5. If you made any changes to the master map, or if you added or modified a local
mount-point in a direct map, enter the following command to force AutoFS to
reread its maps:
/usr/sbin/automount
CAUTION: You must maintain filesystems managed by AutoFS, by using the
automountd and automount utilities. Manually mounting and unmounting file
systems managed by AutoFS can cause disruptive or unpredictable results, including
but not limited to commands hanging or not returning expected results. Applications
can also fail because of their dependencies on these mounted filesystems.
Verifying the AutoFS Configuration
This section describes how to verify the AutoFS configuration.
To verify the configuration, follow these steps:
1. Enter the following command to change the current working directory to an
automounted directory:
/usr/bin/cd local_directory
where:
Modifying or Removing an Automounted Directory from a Map 101