hi ya Nils http://www.linux-consulting.com/Amd_AutoFS/autofs-HOWTO.html
have fun alvin > --4LwthZj+AV2mq5CX > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Mon, Sep 06, 1999 at 09:21:25PM -0400, Alec Smith wrote: > > I've got a Debian 2.2 machine running Samba 2.0.5a that I'd like to share > > a CD-ROM drive from. Basically I'd like to have the CD-ROM mount and > > unmount before and after usage. So far I can get the drive to mount > > automatically using the exec option in Samba, however no files are visable > > from Windows -- Only if I TELNET to the machine and look at the mount > > point. > >=20 > > Does anyone have a suggestion on how to set the exec and postexec options > > so they'll actually work with a Debian system? > I suggest to use autofs: > > Install the autofs module by including a line > autofs > in /etc/modules and say > # modprobe autofs > > Now install the autofs tools with > apt-get install autofs > > Finally Put a line like the following in /etc/auto.master: > > /m /etc/auto.removable -t5 > > and create a file in /etc with > ------------ snip -------------- > # This is an automounter map and it has the following format > # key [ -mount-options-separated-by-comma ] location > # Details may be found in the autofs(5) manpage > > cd -fstype=3Diso9660,ro :/dev/scd0 > floppy -fstype=3Dvfat,quiet,gid=3D25,umask=3D002 :/dev/fd0 > zip -fstype=3Dvfat,quiet,gid=3D25,umask=3D002 :/dev/hdc4 > ------------ snap -------------- > You need to modify the devices to suit your environment of course. > > Now create the mountpoint=20 > # mkdir /m > and start the autmomounter with > # /etc/init.d/autofs > > The path to your cdrom is now /m/cd, which is what you will need for the=20 > "path" setting in /etc/smb.conf > > I never could make the sambe exec option work and this has the added bonus > to work for local users too and also for several users at once. > > Nils >
