On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 11:17:09AM +0100, Stefan Skoglund wrote:
> The documentation for how to use the 'auto.master.d' feature is really
> non-existing. What exists is a sketch from the designer for what it is
> (or how it should be.)
/etc/auto.master now has comments that describe how to use the feature:
# Include /etc/auto.master.d/*.autofs
# To add an extra map using this mechanism you will need to add
# two configuration items - one /etc/auto.master.d/extra.autofs file
# (using the same line format as the auto.master file)
# and a separate mount map (e.g. /etc/auto.extra or an auto.extra NIS
map)
# that is referred to by the extra.autofs file.
#
+dir:/etc/auto.master.d
For instance, I have the following:
$ cat /etc/auto.master.d/work.autofs
/work file:/etc/auto.work browse
$ cat /etc/auto.work
server1-share1 -fstype=cifs,sec=krb5i,cruid=$CRUID,multiuser
://server1.example.com/share1
server2-share1 -fstype=cifs,sec=krb5i,cruid=$CRUID,multiuser
://server2.example.com/share1
In addition, auto.master(5) describes the + inclusion feature:
Additionally, a map may be included from its source as if it were itself
present in the master map by including a line of the form:
+[maptype[,format]:map options]
and automount(8) will process the map according to the specification
described below for map entries.
... the format of a master map entry:
mount-point [map-type[,format]:]map [options]
... and describes the 'dir' map-type:
This map type can be used at + master map including notation. The
contents of files under given directory are included to the master
map. The name of file to be included must be ended with ".autofs". A
file will be ignored if its name is not ended with the suffix. In
addition a dot file, a file which name is started with "." is also
ignored.
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