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# 1  
Old 01-17-2014
Autofs issue
Hi

I'm trying to use autofs to mount a directory structure. I have a directory with sub directories in it and all of them mounted on their respective filesystems

Code:
/dbname                      /dev/mapper/vg_dbname-Home
/dbname/oracle00           /dev/mapper/vg_dbname-Data00
/dbname/oracle01          /dev/mapper/vg_dbname-Data01
/dbname/oracle02              /dev/mapper/vg_dbname-Data02
/dbname/processing/logs           /dev/mapper/vg_dbname-logs
/dbname/processing/archive        /dev/mapper/vg_dbname-archive
/dbname/processing/data           /dev/mapper/vg_dbname-data

When I try to mount them on a remote server using autofs, I can access /dbname and list all its contents how ever if i go to /dbname/processing/data which is different filesystem i do not see any of its contents.

Please advise.

Thanks
Syed
# 2  
Old 01-17-2014
Perhaps it's related to the nohide option?

From man 5 exports:

Code:
       nohide This option is based on the option of the same name provided in IRIX NFS.  Normally, if a server exports
              two  filesystems  one of which is mounted on the other, then the client will have to mount both filesys-
              tems explicitly to get access to them.  If it just mounts the parent, it will see an empty directory  at
              the place where the other filesystem is mounted.  That filesystem is "hidden".

              Setting  the  nohide  option on a filesystem causes it not to be hidden, and an appropriately authorised
              client will be able to move from the parent to that filesystem without noticing the change.

# 3  
Old 01-17-2014
Made the ammend, still no luck.

My new entry in /etc/exports is

Code:
/dbname/processing/archive   172.16.7.102(ro,nohide)

---------- Post updated at 10:39 PM ---------- Previous update was at 10:39 PM ----------

Also done it for /dbname
# 4  
Old 01-17-2014
Each file system on the server needs an NFS export (share), and an NFS mount on the client side.
Having them in one tree is called a hierarchical mount.
If your client has /net (the default name for a -hosts map), it should support the hierarchical mounts:
Code:
cd /net/remotehost/dbname/...

Then you only need to update your server's /etc/exports with your 7 file systems.
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