I might also add that I do have "maproot=root" in the /etc/exports entry 
for /home on the NFS server.

Jeff

Stoned koala bears drooled eucalyptus spit in awe as Jeff Workman exclaimed:

> All,
>
> I am trying to do something with the automounter that I can't figure out
> how to do.  I want to automount /home from an NFS server.  So far, the
> only thing I have gotten to work is mounting /home/$user, but this isn't
> acceptable in my case, for this is a NIS master and I need to be able to
> create new directories in /home with adduser as necessary.
>
> Right now, my /etc/amd/master looks like this:
>
> /home /etc/amd/amd.home
>
> ..and /etc/amd/amd.home looks like:
>
> * type:=nfs;rhost:=server;rfs:=/home/${key}
>
> Were this not a NIS master, I would be perfectly happy with the above
> setup.    $user logs in, /amd/server/home/$user gets mounted and
> appropriate symlink is added in /home.  However, I cannot "mkdir
> /home/$foo" like this, nor can I use the "-m" argument to adduser to
> create home directories.
>
> Can somebody provide me with some examples?
>
> TIA,
> Jeff
>
> --
> "...and the burnt fool's bandaged finger goes wobbling back to the
> fire." -Joe Zeff in the SDM.



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