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# 1  
Old 05-02-2007
Error problem with automount in Aix

Dear Frndz,

I have a problem in automount.

please find the config file entry for automount /etc/auto_master

/- /mount.map

I have specified all the mappings in /mount.map

The service is operative.

But when i cd into the directory it is not mounting with the server.

Could you please tell me where i need to look into.

This same configuration works in my entire environment.
# 2  
Old 05-02-2007
Adding to this,

When i type mount it shows all the directories specified in mount.map are in automount ,but actually it is not happening.

Please help out.
# 3  
Old 05-02-2007
Have you tried mounting the NFS filesystem outside the automounter? Also do not forget that automounter only mounts filesystems on use of contained files.
# 4  
Old 05-02-2007
John Thanks for your reply.

I am able to mount the file system outside the auto mount.
But the problem here is once the mount is done manually it automatically diconnects after 5 minutes if the files are not used inside the mount.
so still automount is controlling the mount.

Any other possibilities to fix this..??
# 5  
Old 05-02-2007
I take it there are applications / scripts in this area. Try running one of them this might change the mount condition.
# 6  
Old 05-02-2007
I have a mount which calls the /export/home from server
when the user logs in.

But now when i login as user it says could not place in home directory
/export/home/user and it places me in the guest folder.

So its clear that the automount is not happening.
please suggest.
# 7  
Old 05-03-2007
Humour me here. Do stopsrc -s automountd then try

mount servername:/export/home/user /directory/to/mount/over

and see if it mounts. If not investigate why.
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