Autofs is not working on HP-UX 11.31

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi All,

I would like to configure autofs on HP-UX 11.31.

I would like auto mount server1:/var to /data of client1.

/var of server1 has shared in /etc/dfs/dfstab.

I have done following configurations in client1

1)#more /etc/auto_master

/net -hosts -nosuid,soft,nobrowse
/- /etc/auto_direct


2)# more /etc/auto_direct

/data -nosuid server1:/var

3)# /sbin/init.d/autofs stop
# /sbin/init.d/autofs start

4)# cd /data

Here the system is hanging.

Are the above stpes correct?

How to solve this issue?

[OldSchool]

what happens if you attempt to manually mount server11:/var someplace, does it hang or succeed?

If hangs, the problem is most likely with server1. Did share it out after updating the dfstab?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Check permissions on the configuration files for autofs.

It has been known to cause problems on this platform and OS if execute (x) permissions are on the auto* files.

SEP

[Albert Smith_1]

Did you happen to start/restart the nfs services on the client?

Also is NFS started on the source machine?

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi All,

I am able to mount manually.

Is above configurations are correct?

[Pete Randall]

> 4)# cd /data

Try "cd /net/data" instead. Also take a look at bdf output - you should be able to see /data mounted.


Pete

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi Pete,

I am able to access "cd /net/server1/var".

[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

That is the way automounter - sorry, autofs - works. A reference to a file system on another host causes autofs to automatically mount this file system on the mount point specified in /etc/auto_master - in your case /net.


Pete

[OldSchool]

of course, you could simply mount it, via NFS, at boot time, if that suits our needs.

[Steven E. Protter]

Seems to be working after a fashion.

did permissions on the auto* files have any impact?

Can you post the files, there may be something that we can work out for you with configuration syntax.

SEP