Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!clyde.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!att!emory!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!romp!auschs!d75!johnmad.Berkeley.EDU!john From: john@johnmad.Berkeley.EDU Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: AIX Automounter Keywords: automount Message-ID: <3478@d75.UUCP> Date: 7 Feb 91 07:51:59 GMT References: Sender: news@d75.UUCP Reply-To: john@johnmad.Berkeley.EDU () Distribution: comp Lines: 21 >Does anyone know how to start the automounter automatically under AIX 3.1 >on the RS? SMIT doesn't appear to be able to do this. Just starts it >for current boot. I tried sticking it at the end of /etc/rc.nfs, but it >doesn't work. After the machine is up, shelling /etc/rc.nfs starts it. >'biod's exist before the second shell'ing of /etc/rc.nfs, so I know that >/etc/rc.nfs is being exec'd during boot (also echo'd msg right before >executing /usr/etc/automount). This should work. That is the way I jump start my automounter. I presume that when you do it at the command line it works correctly? Statements made here are my personal views and do not reflect policy or commitments of IBM Corporation. John Maddalozzo IBM Advanced Workstation Division aesnet: john@johnmad.austin.ibm.com 11400 Burnet Road, 994/3401 vnet: JOHNMAD at AUSVMQ Austin, TX, 78758-3493 phone: +1 [512] 823-4837 uucp: cs.utexas.edu:ibmaus!auschs!johnmad.austin.ibm.com!john