To enable AutoFS, follow these steps:
In the
/etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf file, set the value of AUTOFS variables to 1, as follows:
AUTOFS=1
If you use a local file as the master map, ensure
that the AUTO_MASTER variable in /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf is set to the name of the master map. (The default
master map name is /etc/auto_master).
AUTO_MASTER=”/etc/auto_master” |
If you use an NIS AutoFS master map, ensure that -f $AUTO_MASTER is not present in the AUTOMOUNT_OPTIONS variable.
To run the AutoFS startup script, enter the following
command at the HP-UX prompt:
/sbin/init.d/autofs start |
When AutoFS starts up, and if the AUTOMOUNT_OPTIONS variable specifies a master map file with the -f filename option, AutoFS searches for a file by that name
on the local host. It can also use the Name Service Switch to determine
which name services are in use, and determines the master maps that
are available from those name services.
If the AUTOMOUNT_OPTIONS variable does not specify the -f filename option, AutoFS consults the Name Service Switch
configuration, to determine where to search for the AutoFS master
map.
For more information on configuring the name service switch,
see nsswitch.conf (4) and automount (1M).
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