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Question: How Do I Use Automount in Linux?

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Question: How Do I Use Automount in Linux?
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How do I use automount?

Steps to mount nfs share using Autofs in CentOS 7

  1. Step:1 Install autofs package. …
  2. Step:2 Edit the Master map file (/etc/auto. …
  3. Step:2 Create a map file ‘/etc/auto. …
  4. Step:3 Start the auotfs service. …
  5. Step:3 Now try to access the mount point. …
  6. Step:1 Install the autofs package using apt-get command.

What is an automount in Linux?

Autofs also referred as Automount is a nice feature in linux used to mount the filesystems automatically on user’s demand.

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