LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.00 Administrator's Guide

Installing And Configuring LDAP-UX Client Services
AutoFS Support
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AutoFS Support
AutoFS is a client-side service that automatically mounts appropriate
file systems when users request access to them. If an automounted file
system has been idle for a period of time, AutoFS unmounts it. AutoFS
uses name services such as files, NIS or NIS+ to store and manage
AutoFS maps.
LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.00 supports the automount service under
the AutoFS subsystem. This new feature allows users to store AutoFS
maps in an LDAP directory server. .
AutoFS Patch Requirement
In order to enable the LDAP support for AutoFS, you must install the
AutoFS patch or Enhanced AutoFS version on your client system shown
in Table 2-3:
Automount Schemas
This section describes the following three automount schemas:
• new automount schema
An automount schema is based on RFC 2307-bis. This schema
defines new automountMap and automount structures to represent
the AutoFS maps and their entries in the LDAP directory.
• nisObject automount schema
Table 2-3 Patch Requirement
Operating System
Supported
Patch ID/Version
Planned Release
Date
HP-UX 11i v1 Enhanced AutoFS
version B.11.11.0509.1
September, 2005
HP-UX 11i v2 PHNE_33100 August, 2005