ubuntu-auto-mount-nfs-using-autofs — revision history

rev 4 | foxhop | 1376057070000 | JSON

+ ln -s /net/guile.foxhop.net/mnt/mirror /home/fox/mirror
+temporary NFS mount
+========================
+::
+ # as root
+ apt-get install nfs-common
+ mkdir /mnt/temp-mount/
+ mount -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192 server:/data/NbClient /mnt/temp-mount/
+ # when finished, clean up mount
+ umount /mnt/temp-mount/

rev 3 | foxhop | 1342302498000 | JSON

	rev 2			rev 3
	4	Install the needed packages:		4	Install the needed packages:
	5			5
n	6	..code-block:: bash	n	6	.. code-block:: bash
	7			7
	8	sudo apt-get install autofs nfs-client:		8	sudo apt-get install autofs nfs-client:
	10	Enable auto-mount to search network		10	Enable auto-mount to search network
	11			11
n	12	..code-block:: bash	n	12	.. code-block:: bash
	13			13
	14	sudo vim /etc/auto.master		14	sudo vim /etc/auto.master
	16	Un-comment the /net line:		16	Un-comment the /net line:
	17			17
n	18	..code-block:: bash	n	18	.. code-block:: bash
	19			19
	20	#/net -hosts		20	#/net -hosts
	23	Restart autofs:		23	Restart autofs:
	24			24
n	25	..code-block:: bash	n	25	.. code-block:: bash
	26			26
	27	sudo service autofs restart		27	sudo service autofs restart
	29	Test:		29	Test:
	30			30
n	31	..code-block:: bash	n	31	.. code-block:: bash
	32			32
	33	cd /net/[nfs server hostname]		33	cd /net/[nfs server hostname]
	40	This is how I made the link:		40	This is how I made the link:
	41			41
t	42	..code-block:: bash	t	42	.. code-block:: bash
	43			43
	44	ln -s /net/guile.foxhop.net/mnt/mirror /home/fox/mirror		44	ln -s /net/guile.foxhop.net/mnt/mirror /home/fox/mirror

rev 2 | foxhop | 1342302458000 | JSON

	rev 1			rev 2
	2	========================================================		2	========================================================
	3			3
n	4	Install the needed packages::	n	4	Install the needed packages:
	5			5
n	6	sudo apt-get install autofs nfs-client	n	6	..code-block:: bash
	7			7
n			n	8	sudo apt-get install autofs nfs-client:
				9
	8	Enable auto-mount to search network::		10	Enable auto-mount to search network
				11
				12	..code-block:: bash
	9			13
	10	sudo vim /etc/auto.master		14	sudo vim /etc/auto.master
	11			15
n	12	Un-comment the /net line::	n	16	Un-comment the /net line:
				17
				18	..code-block:: bash
	13			19
	14	#/net -hosts		20	#/net -hosts
	15	/net -hosts		21	/net -hosts
	16			22
n	17	Restart autofs::	n	23	Restart autofs:
				24
				25	..code-block:: bash
	18			26
	19	sudo service autofs restart		27	sudo service autofs restart
	20			28
n	21	Test::	n	29	Test:
				30
				31	..code-block:: bash
	22			32
	23	cd /net/[nfs server hostname]		33	cd /net/[nfs server hostname]
	28	Now I would suggest creating a link in your home directory.		38	Now I would suggest creating a link in your home directory.
	29			39
t	30	This is how I made the link::	t	40	This is how I made the link:
				41
				42	..code-block:: bash
	31			43
	32	ln -s /net/guile.foxhop.net/mnt/mirror /home/fox/mirror		44	ln -s /net/guile.foxhop.net/mnt/mirror /home/fox/mirror

rev 1 | foxhop | 1342302362000 | JSON

+How to configure autofs to mount an NFS filesystem
+========================================================
+Install the needed packages::
+ sudo apt-get install autofs nfs-client
+Enable auto-mount to search network::
+ sudo vim /etc/auto.master
+Un-comment the */net* line::
+ #/net    -hosts
+ /net    -hosts
+Restart autofs::
+ sudo service autofs restart
+Test::
+ cd /net/[nfs server hostname]
+ cd /net/guile.foxhop.net
+Success!
+Now I would suggest creating a link in your home directory.
+This is how I made the link::
+ ln -s /net/guile.foxhop.net/mnt/mirror /home/fox/mirror