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==Introduction==
 
  
The  automounter configuration consists of the [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=auto_master&sektion=5 auto_master] configuration file, which assigns filesystem paths to map names, and maps, which contain actual mount information.  The auto_master configuration file is      used by the [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=automount&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports automount(8)] command. Map files are read by the [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=automountd&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports automountd(8)] daemon. It is possible to add custom special maps by adding them, as executable  maps named special_foo, to the '''/etc/autofs/''' directory.
 
 
Those are the components underneath the autofs(5), but how does it fit together? Let's start with the actual map.  In FreeBSD, special maps (the ones with names starting with "-") are just executables in /etc/autofs/:
 
 
 
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|The https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-ldap.html Lightweight Directory Access Protocol] (LDAP) is an application layer protocol used to access, modify, and authenticate objects using a distributed directory information service. See [https://github.com/cunnie/vain.nono.io-etc/blob/master/autofs/include_ldap on GitHub]
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|include_nis
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!colspan="2"|'''Back to ''' [[image:Icon Disti GhostBSD.png|50px|link=/etc/ Structure]]'''/etc/'''
|[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-nis.html Network Information System (NIS)] is designed to centralize administration of UNIX®-like systems such as Solaris™, HP-UX, AIX®, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD. [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nis&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html man NIS] was originally known as Yellow Pages but the name was changed due to trademark issues. This is the reason why NIS commands begin with yp. See [https://github.com/cunnie/vain.nono.io-etc/blob/master/autofs/include_nis on GitHub]
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|include_nis_nullfs
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|See [https://github.com/cunnie/vain.nono.io-etc/blob/master/autofs/include_nis_nullfs on GitHub]
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|special_hosts
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|See [https://github.com/cunnie/vain.nono.io-etc/blob/master/autofs/special_hosts on GitHub]
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|special_media
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|See: [https://github.com/cunnie/vain.nono.io-etc/blob/master/autofs/special_media on GitHub]
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|special_noauto
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|See: [https://github.com/cunnie/vain.nono.io-etc/blob/master/autofs/special_noauto on GitHub]
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|special_null
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|See: [https://github.com/cunnie/vain.nono.io-etc/blob/master/autofs/special_null on GitHub]
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|special_simple-mtpfs
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|See: [http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2015/03/ The "-media" Map]
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!colspan="2"|'''Back to ''' [[image:Icon Disti GhostBSD.png|50px|link=/etc/]]'''/etc/'''
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==Links==
 
 
* [https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/freebsd-base/blob/master/usr.sbin/autofs/autofs/Makefile  FreeBSDDesktop freebsd-base]
 
* [http://freebsdfoundation.blogspot.com/2015/03/ The "-media" Map]
 
  
  

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