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Using the NFS automounter

Preparing the automounter maps

A server never knows whether the files it shares are accessed through mount or automount. Nothing, therefore, needs to be done to a server to run the automounter.

By convention, all automounter maps should reside in the /etc directory. They can be created using any supported text editor.

A client, however, needs special files for the automounter. Rather than consulting /etc/vfstab, it consults one or more map files (of which there are three types) identified on the command line. See ``Automounter map types'' for more information on the map types.

Automounter maps can be modified at any time. However, before doing so, refer to ``Modifying maps''.


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