How to setup Automount/Autofs
Solution 1:
If your server name is ubuntu-server, /nfs/tutu
where to mount the nfs share, then in /etc/auto.nfs
:
tutu -fstype=nfs4 ubuntu-server:/
and then run:
sudo invoke-rc.d autofs restart
ls /nfs/tutu
Solution 2:
Here's my auto.master file for reference :
/etc/auto.master
+auto.master
/smb /etc/auto.smb uid=1000,gid=1000,--timeout=300 --ghost
For my samba share, that's all I need to do to see my shares listed :
scaine@GroovyTosh:~$ ls /smb/core
Archive Backups Data Live
Due to a bug in smbclient, I have to specify the UID and GID. The timeout is how long before autofs unmounts an unused share and the ghost option keeps previously created folders in place inside /smb even when the share is not available.
I can also browse my /smb by IP address (e.g. ls /smb/192.168.1.10
).
In your case, you might want to try the /net option, instead of manually specifying your exports. So your auto.master would simply be :
+auto.master
/net /etc/auto.net --timeout=300 --ghost
Then after a sudo service autofs restart
, try ls /net
.