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From: andy@caplabs.uucp (Andrew Hunt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Automount's symboic links not working
Keywords: bsd nfs automount
Message-ID: <102@caplabs.uucp>
Date: 12 Apr 91 01:46:38 GMT
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Hi, 
	I'm trying to set up NFS with the Automount daemon
on an SGI Personal Iris.

For example:
I'm trying to mount machine_a:/usr/joe onto /usr/joe.

Automount successfully mounts the target under 
/tmp_mnt/usr/joe  and makes a symbolic link
/usr/joe -> /tmp_mnt/usr/joe

However, any attempt to access /usr/joe or any
subdirectory results in 
/usr/joe: not a directory.

ls -l /usr/joe reveals:
lrwxrxxrxx  24 me   other   512 Apr 11 21:37 /usr/joe -> /tmp_mnt/usr/joe

But I can't cd to it!

Any advice will be GRATEFULLY appreciated...


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