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authortrasz <trasz@FreeBSD.org>2014-12-21 11:03:59 +0000
committertrasz <trasz@FreeBSD.org>2014-12-21 11:03:59 +0000
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MFC r274723:
Make the auto_master(5) man page clearer on how auto_master and map files work together, and add example for smbfs. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
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-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.528
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.5 b/usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.5
index 892ce32..f7f369d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/autofs/auto_master.5
@@ -27,13 +27,17 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd November 17, 2014
+.Dd November 19, 2014
.Dt AUTO_MASTER 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm auto_master
.Nd auto_master and map file format
.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The automounter configuration consists of the
+.Nm
+configuration file, which assigns filesystem paths to map names,
+and maps, which contain actual mount information.
The
.Nm
configuration file is used by the
@@ -132,8 +136,12 @@ The special option
.Li fstype
is used to specify filesystem type.
It is not passed to the mount program as an option.
-Instead, it is passed as argument to
+Instead, it is passed as an argument to
.Cm "mount -t".
+The default
+.Li fstype
+is
+.Ql nfs .
The special option
.Li nobrowse
is used to disable creation of top-level directories for special
@@ -153,9 +161,11 @@ prefix it with colon.
For example,
.Li :/dev/cd0 .
.Pp
-This example, when used with the
+This example, when put into
+.Pa /etc/auto_example ,
+and with
.Nm
-example above, specifies that the NFS share
+referring to the map as described above, specifies that the NFS share
.Li 192.168.1.1:/share/example/x
will be mounted on
.Pa /example/x/
@@ -163,11 +173,18 @@ when any process attempts to access that mountpoint, with
.Li intr
and
.Li nfsv4
-mount options:
+mount options, described in
+.Xr mount_nfs 8 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
.Li x -intr,nfsv4 192.168.1.1:/share/example/x
.Ed
.Pp
+Automatically mount an SMB share on access, as a guest user,
+without prompting for a password:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+.Li share -fstype=smbfs,-N ://@server/share
+.Ed
+.Pp
Automatically mount the CD drive on access:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
.Li cd -fstype=cd9660 :/dev/cd0
@@ -224,6 +241,7 @@ and this in
map file:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
.Li /example/x -intr,nfsv4 192.168.1.1:/share/example/x
+.Li /example/share -fstype=smbfs,-N ://@server/share
.Li /example/cd -fstype=cd9660 :/dev/cd0
.Ed
.Sh DIRECTORY SERVICES
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