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

# /etc/auto_master file
# local mount-point map name mount options
/- /etc/auto_direct
/nfs/desktop /etc/auto_desktop
The local_parent_directory specified in the master map consists of directories,
except the lowest-level subdirectory in the local directory pathname. For example, if
you are mounting a remote directory on /nfs/apps/draw, /nfs/apps is the
local_parent_directory specified in the master map.
You can configure indirect automounts in the same indirect map only if their
local_parent_directory, as specified in the master map, is the same. For example,
indirect mounts with the local mount-points, /nfs/apps/draw and /nfs/apps/word,
can be configured in the same indirect map.
Following are sample lines from an AutoFS indirect map on the NFS client, sage. The
hash (#) symbol indicates a commented line.
# /etc/auto_desktop file
# local mount-point mount options remote server:directory
draw -nosuid thyme:/export/apps/draw
write -nosuid basil:/export/write
Figure 3-6 illustrates how AutoFS sets up indirect mounts.
Figure 3-6 How AutoFS Sets Up NFS Indirect Mounts
Using Environment Variables as Shortcuts in AutoFS Maps
This section describes how to use environment variables as shortcuts in AutoFS maps
using an example. You can create an environment variable by prefixing a dollar ($) to
its name, or enclosing it in braces ({}). You can use an environment variable in a direct
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