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| autofs is a kernel-based automounter for Linux. It performs a job |
| similar to amd(8) but relies on a small stub of kernel code instead of |
| pretending to be an NFS server. The result is simpler code, better |
| reliability, and much faster operation in the common case (everything |
| already mounted.) |
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| An AMD/AutoFS HOWTO is available at: |
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| http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Amd_AutoFS/autofs.html |
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| ... as well as from your favourite HOWTO archive. |
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| To build autofs, please run: |
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| ./configure |
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| to configure the system. See README.options for options that you can |
| give configure. |
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| After configuring, you can: |
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| make ... make the daemon and modules |
| make install ... install the daemon and modules |
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| Development kernels 2.3.41 and onwards contain the autofs4 as |
| standard. If you're using 2.2, you can apply the patch in |
| the patches directory; it was made from 2.2.14, but it should |
| work on 2.2.10 onwards. Patches related to extensions written |
| by Ian Kent are also in the patches directory. See README.ghosting |
| for a description of the kernel patches. |
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| If you use autofs as a module, you need to add "alias autofs4 autofs" |
| to your modules config file (/etc/modules.conf or /etc/conf.modules). |
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| Limited direct mount functionality has been implemented and a |
| describtion of what can be done can be found in README.direct. |
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| autofs was written by H. Peter Anvin of Transmeta Corporation, please |
| read the COPYRIGHT file. autofs 4 is the result of Jeremy |
| Fitzhardinge's <jeremy@goop.org> work on autofs 3. Further enhancements |
| have been made by Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>. |
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| If you use or want to help develop autofs, please join the autofs |
| mailing list by sending an email to: |
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| majordomo@vger.kernel.org |
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| With the body text: |
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| subscribe autofs |
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| Once subscribed you can send patches to: |
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| autofs@vger.kernel.org |
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| The autofs mailing list archive can be viewed on gmane: |
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| http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.autofs |
| http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.autofs |
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